Covid-19 Curbs Reversing China’s Economic Fortunes – FT

Chinese exports grew just 3.9% in April in dollar terms – their weakest level since July 2020 – amid the easing of Covid-19 measures and supply chain disruptions, the Financial Times reported.

That is a sign of a reversal of fortunes across China’s wider economy, which is grappling with lockdowns in Shanghai and other cities and a long-running property sector crisis.

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George Russell

George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.

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