{
  "id": 5746658,
  "title": "Rich Dad, Poor Dad author’s vast debts spark awe – and some bitterness – in China",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/rich-dad-poor-dad-authors-vast-debts-spark-awe-and-some-bitterness-in-5746658",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-05T08:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SCMP Business",
    "slug": "scmp-business",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3366384/rich-dad-poor-dad-authors-vast-debts-spark-awe-and-some-bitterness-china"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The revelation that Rich Dad, Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has amassed a staggering debt pile has sparked heated discussion in China, where property investors have suffered painful losses in recent years amid a deep market downturn. The 79-year-old Japanese-American author, who inspired generations of investors to take on leverage to scale up their investments, claimed in a series of podcast…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Rich Dad, Poor Dad author’s vast debts spark awe – and some bitterness – in China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/rich-dad-poor-dad-authors-vast-debts-spark-awe-and-some-bitterness-in",
        "published": "2026-09-05T08:00:07.000Z"
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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."
}