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.