Billions misused in China 2024 stimulus, from flood controls to gym gear: audit

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
China’s top audit watchdog has revealed that tens of billions of yuan in funding were misused by localities amid a roll-out of stimulus
measures and flagship projects that the nation adopted last year, as Beijing injected trillions to boost China’s economy. The revelation
– resulting from an assessment of the central government’s budget execution last year, as well as of other fiscal revenues and
expenditures in 2024 – was spelled out in a report submitted by National Audit Office auditor...