{
  "id": 1651043,
  "title": "China’s Manufacturing Bubble Could Trigger a New China Shock",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/chinas-manufacturing-bubble-could-trigger-a-new-china-shock",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T05:31:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/china/chinas-manufacturing-bubble/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "BEIJING – China may be trying to replace its housing and credit bubble with another investment surge, this time focused on manufacturing and advanced technology. UCLA economist William Yu argues that policymakers could shift from continued real estate investment toward factories and technology spending to support economic growth, creating weak demand, excess capacity, low profits, […] The post…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}