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  "id": 2985553,
  "title": "China’s netizens rage against professor who said gig work was a type of ‘welfare’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/chinas-netizens-rage-against-professor-who-said-gig-work-was-a-type-2985553",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T08:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
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    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/24/asia-pacific/china-professor-gig-work-welfare/"
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  "summary": "The controversy has struck a nerve for many in China, where a cooling economy has made secure, full-time employment harder to find.",
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        "title": "China’s netizens rage against professor who said gig work was a type of ’welfare’",
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        "published": "2026-08-24T05:54:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "VnExpress Business",
        "title": "China economics professor sparks outrage for describing gig work as a type of 'welfare'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/china-economics-professor-sparks-outrage-for-describing-gig-work-as-a",
        "published": "2026-08-24T12:51:50.000Z"
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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."
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