China manufacturing PMI tops 50 1st time in 4 months in January

Pandemic pressures ease, world's No. 2 economy regains vigor

A poster showing Chinese President Xi Jinping in front of the Xinyuan Steel plant in Anyang, Henan province. China's factory activity shows signs of recovery from the zero-COVID policy. © Reuters

CK TAN, Nikkei staff writer

January 31, 2023 11:10 JST

Updated on January 31, 2023 14:45 JST

SHANGHAI -- China's factory activity in January rose for the first time four months, hinting at a rebound in the world's No. 2 economy after Beijing ditched a yearslong zero-COVID policy that dented production and supply chains.