{
  "id": 8232402,
  "title": "‘Sadfishing’: China teacher probed over sacrifice claims – 23 years away, US$300,000 spent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/sadfishing-china-teacher-probed-over-sacrifice-claims-23-years-away",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T10:30:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3368030/sadfishing-china-teacher-probed-over-sacrifice-claims-23-years-away-us300000-spent"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Chinese professor has ignited controversy after asserting at a university conference that her extreme commitment to research involved sleeping less than two hours a day for a decade, investing two million yuan (US$300,000) of her own money, and completely sacrificing her personal and family life for over 20 years. The public health professor, Lu Chan, from the Xiangya School of Medicine at…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}