An official survey shows China's factory activity slowed in July, the first time it has contracted in in five monthsFILE - A worker prepares aluminum panels for coating at a factory of Kam Pin Industrial (HK) Ltd, in Dongguan city in southern China's Guangdong province on Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan,File)FILE - A worker prepares aluminum panels for coating at a factory of Kam Pin Industrial (HK) Ltd, in Dongguan city in southern China's Guangdong province on Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan,File)FILE - A worker prepares aluminum panels for coating at a factory of Kam Pin Industrial (HK) Ltd, in Dongguan city in southern China's Guangdong province on Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan,File)FILE - A worker prepares aluminum panels for coating at a factory of Kam Pin Industrial (HK) Ltd, in Dongguan city in southern China's Guangdong province on Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan,File)HONG KONG -- HONG KONG (AP) — China’s factory activity unexpectedly slowed in July, the first such contraction in five months, weighing on the pace of broader growth for the world's second-largest economy.