BEIJING—Growth in China’s vast manufacturing sector stalled for the first time in over two years in November as new orders slowed, piling pressure on Beijing ahead of crucial trade talks between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump this weekend.
If the high-stakes negotiations fail, Trump is widely expected to proceed with a sharp tariff hike on Chinese goods in January, which would further strain China’s slowing economy and heighten risks to global growth.
