{
  "id": 2323696,
  "title": "He was China’s biggest developer. Now is in jail",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/he-was-chinas-biggest-developer-now-is-in-jail",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-21T05:13:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/he-built-chinas-biggest-property-empire-and-became-asias-richest-man-now-evergrandes-hui-ka-yan-is-in-prison-for-life-heres-why/articleshow/133393107.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Less than a decade ago, Hui Ka Yan, also known as Xu Jiayin, was one of the wealthiest men in Asia. This week, a Shenzhen court stripped him of all his wealth and sent him to life in prison. His rise and fall holds lessons for China's property market and Beijing's willingness to make an example of him.",
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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."
}