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Chinese sportswear and equipment maker Li Ning posted a drop in interim profit, as weak consumer sentiment weighed on spending and intensifying industry competition squeezed profitability, with management warning of “stronger-than-expected” challenges in the second half. Net profit for the six months to June fell 11 per cent to 1.74 billion yuan US$241.9 million from a year ago under global accounting standards, according to a statement late on Thursday. Sales rose 3 per cent to 14.82 billion... Economics