China manufacturing PMI dips in May, falls short of expectations

Key manufacturing gauge underscores unstable post-COVID recovery

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Workers assemble car seats at a factory in Shanghai, China: The country's production index dipped in May. © Reuters

CK TAN, Nikkei staff writer

SHANGHAI -- China's factory activity weakened further in May, underlining the economy's shaky recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, as orders softened.

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