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Chinese manufacturers are investing more in factories , despite a slowdown in production due to the US trade dispute , but investments are geared toward developing the high - tech sector , according to Michelle Lam , economist at Societe university in Hong Kong . The trend to produce higher valued goods is evidenced by increased imports for semiconductors , which meets half the world ’s standards , Lam said . Manufacturing growth slowed to 6.7 % in the nine months to September , compared to over 7 % the same time last year , while fixed - asset investment rose 8.7 % , according to the National Bureau of Statistics .