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-When responding to questions raised by US Treasury Secretary Bessent regarding China’s trade surplus, Guo Jiakun, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that ChinaUS economic and trade relations are mutually beneficial and winwin in nature. China never deliberately pursues a trade surplus and opposes unilateral tariff measures in all forms.
Data
-China’s manufacturing sentiment improved markedly in August, yet overall economic activity remained below the boombust line. In August, China’s manufacturing PMI came in at 49.8%, up 0.6 percentage points from the previous month. The non manufacturing PMI stood at 49.0%, unchanged month on month. The composite PMI output index registered 49.5%, rising by 0.2 percentage points compared with the prior month.
-The 2026 interim report disclosure season for Ashare listed companies has officially concluded. Data shows that Ashare listed companies recorded a combined net profit attributable to parent companies of 3.58 trillion yuan in the first half of the year, representing a year on year increase of 19.4%. A total of 74.5% of the firms turned profitable, and among these profitable companies, 43.4% posted positive year on year growth in net profit.
-Customs data shows that in the first seven months of this year, China’s imports and exports with other SCO member states reached 2.42 trillion yuan, rising by 14.9% year on year. Bilateral cooperation has demonstrated strong resilience and vitality.
Aug 31 Block Trade Info
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-Peric Special Gases (688146 CH) saw 22 block trades worth 148.14mn at 230.00yuan per share, 7.67pct discount from last closing.
-Giant Network Group (002558 CH) saw 28 block trades worth 121.84mn at 25.64yuan per share, 6.01pct discount from last closing.
-Cecport Tech (001287 CH) saw 18 block trades worth 107.52mn at 21.68yuan per share, 5.41pct discount from last closing.
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