{
  "id": 1399017,
  "title": "Xi Jinping speaks at event to commemorate former president Jiang Zemin centenary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/xi-jinping-speaks-at-event-to-commemorate-former-president-jiang-1399017",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T01:59:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3364226/xi-jinping-speaks-event-commemorate-former-president-jiang-zemin-centenary"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President Xi Jinping presides over a grand ceremony in Beijing on Monday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of former state leader Jiang Zemin, who served as the country’s top leader between 1989 and the early 2000s and died in 2022. Xi is addressing thousands of officials and delegates from various sectors at the ceremony, held in the Great Hall of the People, delivering a speech…",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Xi Jinping speaks at event to commemorate former president Jiang Zemin centenary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/xi-jinping-speaks-at-event-to-commemorate-former-president-jiang",
        "published": "2026-08-17T01:59:50.000Z"
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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."
}