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attempts and notable achievements in online statistical reporting, e-
accounting and statistics about new industries, new type of businesses and
new business models. Therefore, China is contributing “Chinese wisdom” and
“Chinese solutions” to the reform and innovation of official statistics of various
countries around the world.

3. Challenges
Meanwhile, China faces myriad challenges in official statistics development.
China is the most populous, the largest developing country and the largest
emerging economy in the world. With a vast territory and uneven
development from region to region, China sees complex and changing
economic and social organizations, and records high mobility of population.
In this context it is increasingly difficult to conduct statistical surveys in China.
First, the governments at various levels have increasingly high demand
for statistical indicators and statistical data. Along with the rapid economic
and social development, China is seeking high-quality development rather
than high-speed growth. It entails the establishment of a new set of statistical
indicator system to reflect how the innovative, coordinated, green, open and
shared development is pursued, to advance high quality development, to
deepen the supply-side structural reform, and to show the status of the “new
economy” development. The government at all levels needs rich up-to-date
statistical data to conduct precision management of economic and social
activities, which requires the statistical survey to consider both the nation’s
overall needs and the specific governance needs of the local government.
Therefore, it is more difficult to do a good job in designing the statistical
survey scientifically.
Second, statistical survey has to cover a growing number of
respondents. For one thing, the respondents of the statistical survey have
more and more complex backgrounds since new industries, new type of
businesses and new business models among other forms of the emerging
economy and new growth drivers keep emerging. New production modes as
reflected in cross-border, integrated and mixed operation spring up in large
numbers, with business entities engaging in diversified operations. Against
this background, it is difficult to use the old statistical standards to cover all
the new economic forms. For another, the respondents care more about their
privacy and are protective of commercial secrets; they are more and more
reluctant to reveal information about their marital status, income and housing;
they dislike to let others know sensitive commercial information related to
corporate finance; and they feel more bothered about having to use time and
energy as well as related resources for the survey.
Third, the application of modern statistical approaches is relatively
backward. Currently, the National Bureau of Statistics of China requests

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