{
  "id": 19482673,
  "title": "Chinese shopper sparks buzz after buying flat for US$1.7 during Double 11 shopping festival",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/chinese-shopper-sparks-buzz-after-buying-flat-for-us-1-7-during",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-11T10:06:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3374084/chinese-shopper-sparks-buzz-after-buying-flat-us17-during-double-11-shopping-festival"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "China’s Double 11 discount frenzy reached surreal heights when a shopper from the east of the country snapped up a flat in the northeast for just 11 yuan (US$1.7). Pioneered by Chinese e-commerce platform Taobao in 2009 as China’s equivalent of Black Friday, the month-long shopping spree ran through mid-November after generating more than 1.6 trillion yuan (US$240 billion) in online gross…",
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  "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."
}