manufacturing
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The Reading from August: China’s Factory Barometer Points at Dawn, Not Full Light
China’s August manufacturing PMI rose to 49.8, and for the first time in five months new orders outran production. Read as a spectrum, the data…
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The 97% Signal: Humanoid Robots Crossed From Showroom to Production Line
China shipped more than 40,000 humanoid robots in the first half of 2026, roughly 97% of the global total. Measured wonder: the machines left the…