As a nation that suffered profoundly under colonial and imperialist exploitation, I too would like to give up control over my economic narrative to foreign powers and let the World Bank operate freely and risk getting my sovereignty undermined and open venues for capitalist subversion. We all know data is neutral, amirite?

Your answer is a rhetorical device and relies on the belief that nations like the US don't have capacity to prove that China is making up their numbers and wouldnt make it public the moment they'd have proof.