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  "id": 10894972,
  "title": "EU weighs sweeping new trade powers against China before make-or-break October",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/eu-weighs-sweeping-new-trade-powers-against-china-before-make-or",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T08:00:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3369303/eu-weighs-sweeping-new-trade-powers-against-china-make-or-break-october"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Brussels and Berlin are steeling themselves for a make-or-break October with China, as the mood towards Beijing hardens in both capitals. The month ahead could help set the course of the increasingly thorny EU-China relationship for years to come, as Europe gears up to present a slew of new tools for countering Beijing’s trade practices, likely to come in December. Before then, EU trade chief…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "EU weighs sweeping new trade powers against China before make-or-break October",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/eu-weighs-sweeping-new-trade-powers-against-china-before-make-or-10896130",
        "published": "2026-09-30T08:00:14.000Z"
      }
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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."
}