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  "id": 17344203,
  "title": "China’s factory activity returns to contraction in October",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/chinas-factory-activity-returns-to-contraction-in-october-17344203",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T04:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/10/31/china-s-factory-activity-returns-to-contraction-in-october"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The drop in manufacturing activity was partly driven by a week-long national holiday at the start of the month.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "China's factory activity marks third contraction in four months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/chinas-factory-activity-marks-third-contraction-in-four-months",
        "published": "2026-10-31T03:58:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}