BEIJING: China's manufacturing is expanding at a faster pace this month, suggesting the factory recovery in the world's second-biggest economy may withstand a slowdown in exports.
The December preliminary reading was 50.9 for a purchasing managers' index released yesterday by HSBC Holdings Plc and Markit Economics.
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