{
  "id": 12101306,
  "title": "Days after Xi-Trump summit, top Taiwan diplomat opens de facto consulate in US",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/days-after-xi-trump-summit-top-taiwan-diplomat-opens-de-facto-12101306",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T07:13:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3369770/days-after-xi-trump-summit-top-taiwan-diplomat-opens-de-facto-consulate-us"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Taipei’s top diplomat is in Arizona this week to open a de facto consulate and tour the state’s semiconductor corridor, even as US President Donald Trump has just wrapped up the pageantry of a state visit for President Xi Jinping. Lin Chia-lung, Taiwan’s foreign minister, arrived in Phoenix late on Saturday for a three-day visit that highlights the deepening economic ties between Washington and…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Days after Xi-Trump summit, top Taiwan diplomat opens de facto consulate in US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/days-after-xi-trump-summit-top-taiwan-diplomat-opens-de-facto",
        "published": "2026-10-05T07:13:01.000Z"
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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."
}