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- China’s firms posted a 15.8% profit rise in March, sharpest increase since September 2025.
- First-quarter equipment profits grew 21%, high-tech 47.4%, and optical-fiber surged 336.8%.
- Drone makers earned 53.8% more, raw-material producers 77.9% more, and metal firms posted a 116.7% profit jump.
- Exports rose 14.7% in Q1, the fastest since 2022.
- Brent crude’s 48% climb after U.S.–Israel strikes on Iran coincided with 70% of Chinese firms reporting smaller shocks than peers.
