{
  "id": 13731206,
  "title": "Wuhan’s Covid mayor Zhou Xianwang jailed for 14 years for corruption",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/wuhans-covid-mayor-zhou-xianwang-jailed-for-14-years-for-corruption",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T14:00:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3370481/wuhans-covid-mayor-zhou-xianwang-jailed-14-years-corruption"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Zhou Xianwang, the former mayor of Wuhan widely criticised for the initial handling of the Covid-19 outbreak, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption. Zhou used various positions he held between 2003 and 2025 – including party secretary of Huangshi, mayor of Wuhan and vice-governor of Hubei province – to “provide assistance to companies and individuals in contracting projects,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Wuhan’s Covid mayor Zhou Xianwang jailed for 14 years for corruption",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/wuhans-covid-mayor-zhou-xianwang-jailed-for-14-years-for-corruption-13732876",
        "published": "2026-10-11T14:00:16.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}