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  "id": 12503607,
  "title": "N. Korea backs China on Taiwan, blames U.S. for regional instability",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/n-korea-backs-china-on-taiwan-blames-u-s-for-regional-instability",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T00:04:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
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    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261007001700315"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seoul, Oct. 7 - North Korea defended China's \"One China\" policy in an article published by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), blaming the United States for escalating regional tension. International affairs analyst Kim Myong-chol criticized the U.S. for systematically destabilizing the region under the guise of opposing Taiwan's unilateral move towards independence. He accused the U.S. of spending over $39 billion on munitions supplied to Taiwan through arms sales in the past decade. Kim emphasized that the Taiwan issue is an internal matter of China alone, warning Washington to reconsider its stance towards Taiwan as the conflict could lead to a direct confrontation between the U.S. and China. He stated that the instability in the Taiwan Strait is a crisis for the United States, predicting that Taiwan's return to China is inevitable. The North Korean-China relationship has strengthened in recent years, with two summits held in Beijing and Pyongyang in 2025 and June respectively.",
  "summary": "SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday defended Beijing's \"One China...",
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