BEIJING: Chinese manufacturing activity increased sharply in July, rising at its fastest pace in more than two years, an official survey showed on Friday, as the world’s second-largest economy shows signs of increasing momentum.

The official purchasing managers index (PMI) hit 51.7 last month, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement.

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