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China Factory Growth Plummets

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Growth in China’s manufacturing sector slowed faster than expected in April, an official survey showed on Sunday, as producer price inflation cooled and policymakers’ efforts to reduce financial risks in the economy weighed on demand.…

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My Beijing: The Sacred City

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When I first came to Beijing in 1984, the city felt dusty and forgotten, a onetime capital of temples and palaces that Mao had vowed — successfully, it seemed — to transform into a landscape…

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China factory output growth slows

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Output in China’s factories and mines continued to expand in April but at a slower pace than in the previous month. The purchasing manager’s index (PMI) was 51.2 in April, the National Bureau of Statistics…

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