{
  "id": 15425668,
  "title": "China urged to copy Pentagon’s hi-tech warfare project without US conflicts of interest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/china-urged-to-copy-pentagons-hi-tech-warfare-project-without-us-15425668",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T14:00:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3371286/china-urged-copy-pentagons-hi-tech-warfare-project-without-us-conflicts-interest"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "China has been urged to learn from a Pentagon project to assess future warfare but warned to avoid the potential conflicts of interest and other shortcomings of the US defence review. Project Meridian, launched late last month, is designed to identify future battlefield requirements and prioritise investment, with a focus on areas such as artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, directed…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "China urged to copy Pentagon’s hi-tech warfare project without US conflicts of interest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/china-urged-to-copy-pentagons-hi-tech-warfare-project-without-us",
        "published": "2026-10-18T14:00:15.000Z"
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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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