China’s factory activity slipped into contraction last month for the first time in nearly 1½ years as Covid-19 containment measures, supply bottlenecks and high raw material prices weighed on output in a blow to the economy. The slowdown in the manufacturing sector underscores the fragility of the ongoing economic recovery and the impact of strict …

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