Quotable

The figures showed that pro-growth policies are taking effect, pointing to signs of China's economy stabilizing."

Zhang Liqun, researcher at the Development Research Center of the State Council, a government think tank, referring to the manufacturing purchasing managers' index coming in at 49.8 in September, up from 49.7 for August, according to the National Bureau of Statistics and the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing.

(China Daily European Weekly 10/09/2015 page18)