BEIJING: China's economic engine is stirring to life again after a decisive and strong state response reined in coronavirus flare-ups in the country.

This was suggested by China's latest commodity index data, which showed improvements in both factory production and market demand. This indicated that timely and targeted state policy support allowed the economy to slowly recover from Covid-19's impact.

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