BEIJING: China's export engine slowed in March as buyers chasing an AI-fuelled future ran into the hard reality of war in the Middle East, which has sparked an energy shock and complicated Beijing's push to keep growth on track. Outbound shipments from the world's second-largest economy grew an annual 2.5 per cent, customs data showed on Tuesday (Apr 14), a five-month low, and slowing from a 21.8 per cent gain in the January-February period. They sharply undershot forecasts for 8.3 per cent