China’s manufacturing sector suffered a significant setback in May 2025, with activity plunging to its lowest level since ...

A private survey revealed that China’s manufacturing activity unexpectedly contracted in May to 48.3 in May 2025, down from ...

China has grappled with entrenched deflationary pressure, as a prolonged real estate downturn and job insecurity hampered ...

Recent research challenges the widely held belief that Chinese imports devastated U.S. manufacturing, showing the "China ...

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China's factory ... represented a steeper decline than the 49.7 forecast in a Bloomberg survey. "In April, affected by factors such as a high base from earlier rapid manufacturing growth and ...

China's official NBS Manufacturing PMI fell to 49.0 in April ... contraction in factory activity since January and the steepest decline since December 2023, despite Beijing’s stimulus measures ...

Social risks of ‘technological unemployment’ The rise of automation and the decline of low-skill jobs are fuelling social unrest. Labour protests in China’s manufacturing sector surged to a ...

High export levels also suggest that China remains competitive in international markets, maintaining its position as a global manufacturing leader. Conversely, a decline in manufacturing exports might ...

A reading below 50.0 indicates contraction. This marks the first monthly decline in China’s manufacturing sector in 2025. In March, the PMI stood at 50.5, the highest reading this year, driven by ...

particularly in labor-intensive industries like clothing and furniture manufacturing, but not all of that decline can be attributed to competition from China, or U.S. trade policy more generally.