{
  "id": 12897266,
  "title": "US’ transactional Taiwan policy puts Indo-Pacific at risk, ex-US officials warn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/us-transactional-taiwan-policy-puts-indo-pacific-at-risk-ex-us",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T15:00:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3370204/washingtons-transactional-taiwan-policy-puts-indo-pacific-risk-ex-us-officials-warn"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Washington’s policy towards Taiwan is increasingly tied to its relationship with Beijing, according to former American officials who also warn that the war on Iran is weakening US military readiness for a potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait. During a fireside chat in an annual symposium hosted by the Global Taiwan Institute in Washington on Wednesday, Brent Christensen, former director of the…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}