{
  "id": 15419249,
  "title": "Katie Zacharia and Mao Ning – a study in contrasts in US and China media strategies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/katie-zacharia-and-mao-ning-a-study-in-contrasts-in-us-and-china",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T13:30:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371317/katie-zacharia-and-mao-ning-study-contrasts-us-and-china-media-strategies"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Katie Zacharia may have lasted just five days as the White House press secretary but still managed to set off a diplomatic incident with China. In an interview with a conservative commentator on Thursday, Zacharia referred to China as a place that “doesn’t even have proper toilets”. Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning responded a day later with a smile and a brief, pointed invitation.…",
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        "title": "Katie Zacharia and Mao Ning – a study in contrasts in US and China media strategies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/katie-zacharia-and-mao-ning-a-study-in-contrasts-in-us-and-china-15420958",
        "published": "2026-10-18T13:30:09.000Z"
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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."
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