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  "id": 12506656,
  "title": "N. Korea backs China on Taiwan, blames US for regional instability",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/n-korea-backs-china-on-taiwan-blames-us-for-regional-instability-12506656",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T00:52:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261007/n-korea-backs-china-on-taiwan-blames-us-for-regional-instability"
  },
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  "account": "North Korea defended China's One China policy in an article titled \"U.S. Is Acting Rashly,\" published by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Wednesday. International affairs analyst Kim Myong-chol criticized the United States for escalating tension in the region by supporting Taiwan's independence. Kim wrote that the U.S. has been systematically destroying regional stability and persistently escalating the situation under the pretext of opposing unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait. He accused the U.S. of shamelessly planting a bomb at the gate of another's house by delivering a fighter jet to Taiwan, claiming it is for ensuring security. Kim stated that the Taiwan issue is an internal affair of China, and no outside forces have the right to interfere in it. He emphasized that over the past decade, U.S. munitions supplied to Taiwan through overseas arms sales amounted to more than $39 billion. Kim insisted that the settlement of the Taiwan issue lies entirely in the hands of the Chinese people, and no external forces should meddle in it.",
  "summary": "North Korea on Wednesday defended Beijing's \"One China\" policy while accusing the United States of supporting Taiwan independence and \"escalating\" tension in the region. The criticism came in an article titled \"U.S. Is Acting Rashly\" by international affairs analyst Kim Myong-chol, carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). \"The U.S. has systematically destroyed regional stability and…",
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