China's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was 50.1 in December, marking a third consecutive month of expansion
Qiu has set up a marketing business that directly connects factories with foreign audiences, through videos posted on Instagram and TikTok, which in China can only be accessed using a VPN.
Asian factories, including China's manufacturing sector, showed signs of a tentative recovery in August and chip makers benefitted from firm demand, private surveys showed on Monday, but economic headwinds loom
