If the allegations in the article are even close to being true this is huge, HUGE, and very bad news in terms of the potential impact on the global economy...<p>Rumors of an eventual and inevitable slow-down have been around for years; unsustainable growth, corrupt officials pocketing money from government-subsidized make-work projects throughout the country, etc...finding out that conditions might be much worse than outsiders have guessed would be disastrous for financial markets...<p>Will be interesting to see what develops, especially, in the unlikely event that Chinese officials publicly disclose results from the investigation...