{
  "id": 15593146,
  "title": "Long March shows why the Communist Party needs strong leadership: state media",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/long-march-shows-why-the-communist-party-needs-strong-leadership",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T10:00:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3371388/long-march-shows-why-communist-party-needs-strong-leadership-state-media"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Monday article published by the ruling Communist Party’s mouthpiece argued that a key lesson from the Long March was the need for the party to have a strong core leadership and for its members to uphold that core’s authority. “History shows us that only with a core can the party unite as one, and only with authority can its orders be effectively carried out … The most important thing is to…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}