If China can’t measure a wall, how can it measure GDP?

China now says the Great Wall is 13,171 miles long, more than double the previous estimate.

“China wants to rewrite history to make sure history conforms with the borders of today’s China,” a critic said.

It’s an interesting read. An optimist might say it’s a archeological debate, a skeptic might say it’s more evidence of how China bends that facts to suit the government agenda.