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        "msgid": "us-iran-war-increasingly-victimising-china-new-evidence-shows-1780913120",
        "date": "2026-05-18 15:25:00",
        "title": "US-Iran War Increasingly 'Victimising' China, New Evidence Shows",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "China's economic growth slowed in April, with retail sales, industrial production, and investment all falling short of expectations. Analysts suggest that geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran are driving up commodity costs and disrupting global supply chains, further weighing on China's economic recovery.",
        "content": "<p>China\u2019s economy faltered in April, with growth in consumption,\nindustrial production, and investment missing expectations. The conflict\nbetween the United States and Iran has dampened momentum in the world\u2019s\nsecond-largest economy.<\/p>\n<p>According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on\nMonday, retail sales grew by only 0.2% last month compared to the\nprevious year. This was significantly below economists\u2019 forecasts of a\n2% increase and represents a slowdown from the 1-point-7% growth seen in\nMarch. Referring to Wind data, this figure marks the weakest growth\nsince December 2022, following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in\nChina.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s industrial production surged by 4.1% in April compared to the\nprevious year, slowing from 5.7% in March and falling below the 5.9%\nincrease predicted in a Reuters poll. Urban fixed-asset investment,\nincluding real estate and infrastructure, contracted by 1.6% in the\nfirst four months of this year, compared to an expected growth of 1.6%.\nDuring the January to March period, urban investment had increased by\n1.7% year-on-year.<\/p>\n<p>The decline in investment was driven by the property sector, with\ninvestment flows plunging 13.7% this year up to April, a deeper drop\nthan the 11.2% decline seen in the first three months. Investment in\ninfrastructure and manufacturing grew by 4.3% and 1.2%, respectively,\nduring the first four months.<\/p>",
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