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  "id": 8289332,
  "title": "Chinese Literature Is Undergoing a Vibe Shift",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/chinese-literature-is-undergoing-a-vibe-shift",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T18:20:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Foreign Policy",
    "slug": "foreign-policy",
    "url": "https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/18/china-workers-literature-ccp-censorship-xi-wang-jibing/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Beijing long promoted novels about working-class travails. What happens when authors point fingers at the state?",
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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."
}