{
  "id": 19431510,
  "title": "China Faces Severe Economic Strain as Factory Costs Surge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/china-faces-severe-economic-strain-as-factory-costs-surge",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T23:51:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/china/china-faces-economic-strain/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "BEIJING – China’smanufacturers are facing an intensifying profit squeeze as factory-gate inflation accelerates to a four-year high while domestic consumer demand remains stubbornly weak. Fresh data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows industrial commodity costs are rising rapidly, forcing factories to absorb high production expenses that shoppers refuse to pay. The widening price…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}