BEIJING: Chinese manufacturing growth slowed in October, the government said over the weekend, as the world’s second-largest economy expands at its weakest pace in five years.

China’s official purchasing managers index (PMI), a measure of activity in the sector, came in at 50.8 last month, the National Bureau of Statistics said.

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