Qu Hongbin, chief economist for China at HSBC said the rebound in the sector was fuelled by "stronger new orders and production growth".

BBC: A worker at a factory in China

"Thanks to the continuous gains in new business, manufacturers accelerated production by additional hiring and more purchases, " HSBC's Chief China Economist Qu Hongbin wrote in a statement.

CNN: China manufacturing grows at 2-year high

"New export orders contracted after a temporary rebound in March, suggesting external demand for China's exporters remains weak, " said Qu Hongbin, China chief economist at HSBC in a statement.

BBC: China manufacturing activity growth slows in April

"Despite the still tepid external demand, the domestic-driven restocking process is likely to add steam to China's ongoing recovery in the coming months, " said Qu Hongbin, chief China economist at HSBC.

BBC: China manufacturing activity at two-year high, says HSBC

Hongbin Qu, chief economist for China at HSBC, said the improvement in factory conditions suggests earlier easing measures from Beijing have started to work and should ease concerns of a sharp growth slowdown.

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"Going forward, we expect headline CPI to ease further, providing ample room for Beijing to take more policy easing steps to support growth, " HSBC economists led by Qu Hongbin wrote in a report.

WSJ: Asian Shares Finish Mixed

"October's final PMI rose to an eight-month high, implying that China's industrial activity continues to bottom out following a modest pick-up last month, " Qu Hongbin, chief China economist at HSBC, said in a statement.

BBC: China manufacturing activity at three-month high

"To achieve the stated policy goal of stabilising growth and the jobs market, Beijing must step up policy easing to lift infrastructure investment in the coming months, " said Qu Hongbin from HSBC in Hong Kong.

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