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  "id": 13881075,
  "title": "Taiwan ‘preparing for the worst’ as China begins live-fire drills",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/taiwan-preparing-for-the-worst-as-china-begins-live-fire-drills",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T05:17:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press",
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    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/10/12/taiwan-preparing-for-the-worst-as-china-begins-live-fire-drills/"
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  "summary": "Taiwan will “closely monitor” Chinese live-fire drills off China’s coast this week, the democratic island’s defence minister said on Monday. Chinese maritime authorities announced in recent days that drills would be held from October 12-20 in the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea and South China Sea. China claims Taiwan is part of its […]",
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        "title": "China sanctions LatAm ministers over Taiwan ties",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/china-sanctions-latam-ministers-over-taiwan-ties",
        "published": "2026-10-12T04:48:57.000Z"
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        "title": "China sanctions Paraguay, Belize ministers over Taiwan ties",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/china-sanctions-paraguay-belize-ministers-over-taiwan-ties-13880507",
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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."
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