Ⅰ.IntroductionChina has maintained a fairly high speed of growth in itseconomy since it introduced the policy of reform and open-ing up,generating worldwide attention and approval.Butthere is also a kind of skepticism,casting doubt on the per-formance and future growth of the Chinese economy,par-ticularly in regard to the belief that China’s statistics arewatered.the main influential views published abroad claimthat:(1)the energy statistics are inconsistent with GDP growth I. IntroductionChina has maintained a fairly high speed of growth in itseconomy since it introduced the policy of reform and open-ing up, generating worldwide attention and approval.Butthere is also a kind of skepticism, casting doubt on the per-formance and future growth of the Chinese economy, par-ticularly in regard to the belief that China’s statistics arewatered. the dominant influential views published abroad claimthat: (1) the energy statistics are inconsistent with GDP growth