China's manufacturing activity expanded for a seventh consecutive month, buoyed by sustained growth in new orders and a marked easing of cost pressures, a private survey showed on Wednesday.

A Reuters poll forecasts China's official manufacturing PMI at 50.1 in June, barely returning to expansion territory amid weak domestic demand and AI-driven

Rebounding orders lift official manufacturing PMI to 50.3, though weak hiring points to uneven recovery

Update: China's improving June PMIs point to stronger economic momentum-

China's factory activity returned to expansion territory in June, moving back above the 50-point mark after standing at the boom-bust threshold a month earlier, official data…

China says its factory activity picked up pace in June