{
  "id": 18468852,
  "title": "China’s Economic Woes Fuels Unrest and Slowdown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/chinas-economic-woes-fuels-unrest-and-slowdown",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T06:40:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/china/chinas-economic-woes-fuels/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "BEIJING – China’s protracted real estate slump is wiping out middle-class household wealth, driving consumer confidence to historic lows, and freezing everyday retail spending nationwide. Families across major urban centers now hoard cash in state banks instead of buying apartments, cars, appliances, or leisure services. Fresh economic findings from the International Monetary Fund reveal how this…",
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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."
}