HONG KONG -- Chinese macroeconomist and former central bank adviser Gao Shanwen, best known for alleging that China had overstated its gross domestic product data, has died, according to local media.
Former central bank adviser's blunt remarks on world's No. 2 economy drew scrutiny
Gao Shanwen, an outspoken Chinese economist, is pictured here attending a forum in Beijing in 2009. © Reuters
HONG KONG -- Chinese macroeconomist and former central bank adviser Gao Shanwen, best known for alleging that China had overstated its gross domestic product data, has died, according to local media.