{"id":521,"date":"2026-09-15T15:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feedunwrapped.com\/?p=521"},"modified":"2026-09-15T15:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:00:10","slug":"chinas-ai-and-factory-boom-surges-as-consumer-spending-and-property-market-struggle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feedunwrapped.com\/?p=521","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s AI and Factory Boom Surges as Consumer Spending and Property Market Struggle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"9274\" data-end=\"9466\"><strong data-start=\"9274\" data-end=\"9286\">BEIJING:<\/strong> China&#8217;s technology and manufacturing sectors are showing renewed strength, but weak consumer demand and a continuing property downturn are creating a complicated economic picture.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"9468\" data-end=\"9769\">Industrial output increased <strong data-start=\"9496\" data-end=\"9527\">5.2% year-on-year in August<\/strong>, supported by growth in areas including artificial intelligence, industrial robots and lithium-ion batteries. 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