{
  "id": 10042103,
  "title": "Beijing says US, China to pursue military crisis-communication pact",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/beijing-says-us-china-to-pursue-military-crisis-communication-pact",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T19:07:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3368919/beijing-says-us-china-pursue-military-crisis-communication-pact"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Beijing has announced that China and the United States have agreed to pursue a new military crisis-communication pact following the summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. According to China's Foreign Ministry, the two militaries have agreed to conclude a memorandum of understanding on \"crisis communication and prevention\" as soon as possible. However, the Chinese announcement did not provide further details on whether the proposed memorandum would create a new hotline, establish procedures for using existing connections, or define which incidents would trigger crisis consultations. The announcement comes as a concrete answer to a question that US military officials were considering before the summit, and it reflects the concern of those managing the day-to-day military risks in the US-China relationship.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Beijing says US, China to pursue military crisis-communication pact",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/beijing-says-us-china-to-pursue-military-crisis-communication-pact-10047483",
        "published": "2026-09-26T19:07:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}