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International Business Times
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China's Economic Struggles Deepen With Prolonged Factory Slowdown

A chinese flag is seen in the financial district of Shanghai on April 7, 2025. Asian equities collapsed on a black Monday on April 7 for markets after China hammered the United States with its own hefty tariffs, ramping up a trade war many fear could spark a recession.

China's manufacturing sector is showing few signs of recovery as factory activity likely shrank for the sixth month in a row this September, keeping alive concerns about the world's second-largest economy.

Economists say the slowdown adds more pressure on Beijing to introduce stronger support measures, especially with no trade breakthrough in sight with the United States.

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