China’s new Covid-19 wave exposes fragile economic recovery

A slowdown in manufacturing activity in January has shown China’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic may be ‘peaking’, as the country battles a new wave of infections.

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China January factory activity expands at slowest pace in seven months
China January factory activity expands at slowest pace in seven months
1 Feb 2021 - 10:54AM
Beijing bank regulator orders crackdown on illegal property loans
Beijing bank regulator orders crackdown on illegal property loans
31 Jan 2021 - 8:43PM
China’s economic recovery continued at slower pace due to virus outbreak
China’s economic recovery continued at slower pace due to virus outbreak
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Two-thirds of China’s provinces beat national GDP growth figure in 2020
Two-thirds of China’s provinces beat national GDP growth figure in 2020
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