According to the research of Professor Xiao Zhuoji from Beijing University , some local governments in China, disregarding actual economic conditions, report artificially high growth rates to save face and flaunt a desired prosperity.

• 根据北京大学肖灼基教授的研究,一些地方政府不顾当地经济实际,为了面子,上报虚假的高经济增长率,人为地制造一种繁荣景象。