{
  "id": 1514097,
  "title": "China’s economy showing signs that slowdown may be extending",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/chinas-economy-showing-signs-that-slowdown-may-be-extending-1514097",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T15:36:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/17/china-economy-slowdown-signs-extending"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Industrial output and retail sales slump in July after one of the country’s weakest quarterly growth rates ever China’s economy is showing signs of extending a slowdown with a slump in industrial output and retail sales in July, adding to pressure on Beijing to intervene with measures to support activity. After the world’s second largest economy posted one of its lowest quarterly growth readings…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Business",
        "title": "China’s economy showing signs that slowdown may be extending",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/chinas-economy-showing-signs-that-slowdown-may-be-extending",
        "published": "2026-08-17T15:36:25.000Z"
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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."
}