{
  "id": 131042,
  "title": "Is tech the main battleground as EU and US drift apart? One Chinese prediction says so",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/is-tech-the-main-battleground-as-eu-and-us-drift-apart-one-chinese-131042",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T13:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3362926/tech-main-battleground-eu-and-us-drift-apart-one-chinese-prediction-says-so"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The article from the South China Morning Post discusses a Chinese think tank's prediction that technology is becoming the main battleground as the EU and US drift apart. Guo Mingxu, head of the European Economy Programme at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, argues that competition over tech regulations has become the core of the shifting relationship between the two blocs. The article cites recent clashes, such as the EU's €890 million fine imposed on Google for breaching the Digital Markets Act, as evidence of this transformation from a collaborative partnership to a more transactional exchange. The think tank warns that as disputes shift from verbal sparring to concrete confrontation, the transatlantic alliance is becoming the \"new normal\" and that clashes between the US and the EU are becoming increasingly common.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Is tech the main battleground as EU and US drift apart? One Chinese prediction says so",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/is-tech-the-main-battleground-as-eu-and-us-drift-apart-one-chinese",
        "published": "2026-08-04T13:00:07.000Z"
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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."
}