{
  "id": 2245777,
  "title": "China Youth Unemployment Crisis: 12.7 Million Graduates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/china-youth-unemployment-crisis-12-7-million-graduates",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-20T22:39:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/china/china-youth-unemployment-crisis/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "BEIJING – China’s youth unemployment rate has climbed to 17.9%, just as a record 12.7 million university graduates enter the job market. That combination is putting intense pressure on young workers and exposing a widening gap between China’s image as a rising superpower and the economic reality many families face at home. The problem reaches […] The post China Youth Unemployment Crisis: 12.7…",
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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."
}