BEIJING - China's manufacturing activity contracted for the third consecutive month in December, an official factory survey showed on Sunday, as factories struggled with weak demand, clouding the outlook for the country's economic recovery. The official purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 49.0 in December from 49.4 the previous month, below the 50-mark separating growth from contraction and weaker than a median forecast of 49.5 in a Reuters poll. READ: China's central bank to step up policy adjustments, drive price rises The government has in recent months unveiled a raft of measures to shore up China's feeble post-pandemic economic recovery, which is being held back by...Keep on reading: China’s factory activity contracted more than expected in Dec