China factory activity improves in June but exports weak

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In this April 12, 2020, photo, workers inspect masks at a mask factory production line of the Wuhan Zonsen Medical Products Co. Ltd. in Wuhan in central China Hubei province. The United States, Japan and France are prodding their companies to rely less on China to make the worlds smartphones, drugs and other products. But even after the coronavirus derailed global trade, few are willing to give up access to its skilled workers, vast market and efficient suppliers by moving factories closer to home.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)