{
  "id": 10944781,
  "title": "US-China conflict doesn’t have to become a self-fulfilling prophecy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/us-china-conflict-doesnt-have-to-become-a-self-fulfilling-prophecy-10944781",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T12:30:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3369128/us-china-conflict-doesnt-have-become-self-fulfilling-prophecy"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "We are reminded seemingly daily of the great power transitions that ended in conflict. However, it is the exceptions – the ones that did not result in war – that could have real lessons to offer. Today, the question is more than academic. Standing beside US President Donald Trump at the White House last week, President Xi Jinping proposed that competition between China and the United States…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "US-China conflict doesn’t have to become a self-fulfilling prophecy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/us-china-conflict-doesnt-have-to-become-a-self-fulfilling-prophecy",
        "published": "2026-09-30T12:30:06.000Z"
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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."
}