[robocat]

> contain statistics on how that implementation is going

Are those statistics reliable?

In the US there are often good alternative sources for data: the discussions about unemployment numbers have been interesting (e.g. after private ADP numbers released). https://seekingalpha.com/article/4850656-jobs-data-from-alte...

The lies in the Soviet 5 year production stats were relentlessly mocked in 1984.

[throwup238]

They’re the most reliable source we’re going to get without being party insiders. There’s still Soviet-style inflation of figures to meet quotas but China has been cracking down on that for the last few decades because they want accurate data for the five year plans. I think it’s more of a problem with outer provinces, less so for the major manufacturing hubs.

Alternative sources to verify are a bit harder to find without knowing the languages (lots of the NRDC and NBS stats are available in English).

[lossolo]

> Are those statistics reliable?

Yes, people also compare some of these statistics with export/import data and with data from other countries on the other side of these transactions, and the numbers match.