GDP revisions put China on target to double economy, but data doubts remain
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday revised up its nominal 2018 gross domestic product (GDP) by 2.1% to 91.93 trillion yuan (10.12 trillion pounds), keeping it on track to achieving its goal of doubling the size of its economy by 2020 from 2010. However, with the economy growing at its weakest pace in nearly three decades, the revisions could fuel scepticism about the credibility of Chinese data with some analysts suspecting authorities may be massaging the numbers to achieve Beijing's ambitious..