BEIJING, China (AFP) — Chinese factory activity stabilized in October, according to independent data released Wednesday, one day after a disappointing official reading suggested output growth had slowed. The world’s second-largest economy registered 6.8 percent growth in the third quarter of the year, down from 6.9 percent in the first two quarters. But experts have warned of a slowdown ahead as the country tightens financial controls to slow the pace of debt growth and reduces […]