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    China’s factories kept the country on track to reach this year’s growth target, powered by an export boom that’s papering over deeper vulnerabilities as leaders meet to chart the nation’s next half-decade. The world’s second-largest economy grew 4.8% in the third quarter compared with a year earlier, slightly above estimates. That laid a “solid foundation” for achieving the full-year expansion goal of around 5%, the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday. But look closer at the data, and the picture is far less reassuring. Chinese families are reluctant to buy more. Businesses are investing less. And ... (full story)

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Oct 20, 2025 4:30pm
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... But look closer at the data ... China's Ministry of Commerce ... The data arrives as top officials gather in Beijing for the Communist Party’s Get Yer Epstein Freak On Tribute

Why? If you believe it, you are the fool. It comes directly from the CCP's Editor in Chief.

They must've all had fun a that CCP Get Yer Epstein Freak On Tribute Party.

Wonder if BB were invited :o
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