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  "id": 12349196,
  "title": "Germany joins France in call for China trade defences",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/germany-joins-france-in-call-for-china-trade-defences-12349196",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-06T09:19:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/plus/news/china/diplomacy/article/3369919/germany-joins-france-call-china-trade-defences"
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  "summary": "Germany and France, the European Union’s two largest economies, jointly called for tougher EU trade defences, as European and Chinese negotiators prepare for crunch talks this week under the shadow of a potential trade war. “The open and rules-based trade system is massively affected by weaponisation of trade, systemic market-distorting practices, and global macroeconomic imbalances,” German…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Germany joins France in call for China trade defences",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/germany-joins-france-in-call-for-china-trade-defences",
        "published": "2026-10-06T09:19:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Germany faces a triple threat from Russia, China and domestic far-right extremists",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/germany-faces-a-triple-threat-from-russia-china-and-domestic-far",
        "published": "2026-10-06T09:41:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hellenic Shipping News",
        "title": "China trade ties carry significant weight for US West Coast ports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/china-trade-ties-carry-significant-weight-for-us-west-coast-ports",
        "published": "2026-10-06T10:00:39.000Z"
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