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  "id": 15679347,
  "title": "The evolution of China’s active defence doctrine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/the-evolution-of-chinas-active-defence-doctrine-15679347",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T01:00:06.000Z",
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    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3371344/evolution-chinas-active-defence-doctrine"
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  "summary": "The British Army’s miraculous escape from Nazi Germany’s encirclement at Dunkirk is considered by some to be the greatest military retreat in modern history and a prime example of snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. Yet years before Dunkirk, the military retreat by the Chinese Red Army, known as the Long March, was more impressive and consequential. While the Dunkirk evacuation remains in…",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "The evolution of China’s active defence doctrine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/the-evolution-of-chinas-active-defence-doctrine",
        "published": "2026-10-20T01:00:06.000Z"
      }
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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."
}