BEIJING: Activity in Chinese factories suffered its sharpest deterioration for four months in June, figures showed Friday, as weak demand and industrial overcapacity weighed on the world’s second-largest economy.

The figures are the latest to highlight a long-running growth slowdown in the country as the global outlook weakens.

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