{
  "id": 15553115,
  "title": "\"Never-before-seen problems and challenges\": Changchun resists decline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/nie-da-gewesene-probleme-und-herausforderungen-changchun-stemmt-sich",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-19T03:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NZZ Wirtschaft",
    "slug": "nzz-wirtschaft",
    "url": "https://www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/nie-da-gewesene-probleme-und-herausforderungen-changchun-stemmt-sich-gegen-den-niedergang-ld.10025900"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Changchun, a city in northeastern China with a population of nearly 10 million, is struggling to modernize its economy and shift towards high-tech industries as ordered by President Xi Jinping. The city's industrial heritage, dominated by large state-owned enterprises such as First Automotive Works (FAW), has hindered its efforts, with FAW's vehicle sales declining for six consecutive years. The local economy grew only 1.6% in the first six months of the year, significantly lower than the national average of 4.7%. Many residents, including day laborers, are struggling to find work, with some blaming the city's economic woes on the decline of the construction industry.",
  "summary": "Like the entire country, the old industrial town in the northeast is also trying to implement Xi Jinping's policy and to tailor the local economy to high-tech. But the historical legacy weighs heavily. A visit to the site.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}