Chinas economy loses steam in April as retail sales hit 40-month low
Chinas economy loses steam in April as retail sales hit 40-month low
SOURCE →DISPATCH №001 · 06 JUN 2026 · 06:35 UTC1,165,367 SIGNALS241 COUNTRIES7 THEMES
COUNTRY · EASTERN ASIA
China· CHN
A watch kept across 35,127 signals — the dominant theme of technology rising over baseline.
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DOMINANT THEME
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TOPWORDS
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THEME MIX
TECHNOLOGY 32%ECONOMICS 27%POLITICS 18%CLIMATE 11%WARFARE 6%MIGRATION 4%NATURAL-RESOURCES 3%
TOP TOPWORDS
- 01China0%
- 02United States0%
- 03Hong Kong0%
- 04Beijing0%
- 05South China0%
- 06Chinese0%
- 07Communist Party0%
- 08year0%
- 09China Sea0%
- 10cent0%
- 11Donald Trump0%
- 12Chinese President0%
PEOPLE
- 01Xi Jinping3,852
- 02Xi2,154
- 03Donald Trump1,813
- 04Trump1,651
- 05Wang1,596
- 06Li1,148
- 07Joe Biden899
- 08Zhang808
ORGANIZATIONS
- 01Xi2,272
- 02Communist Party1,996
- 03Reuters1,378
- 04European Union1,331
- 05EU1,326
- 06AP1,188
- 07Xinhua1,011
- 08South China Morning Post997
PLACES
- 01China33,262
- 02Beijing15,558
- 03US9,484
- 04United States6,405
- 05Shanghai4,328
- 06Hong Kong4,278
- 07Russia3,725
- 08Washington3,563
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