{
  "id": 15769187,
  "title": "China close to matching US spending on ‘new way of war’, Republican senator warns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/china-close-to-matching-us-spending-on-new-way-of-war-republican-15769187",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T16:12:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371555/china-close-matching-us-spending-new-way-war-republican-senator-warns"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The United States is lulling itself into a “sense of false security” over its military rivalry with China, according to a Republican senator who called for more spending on modern warfare systems and closer cooperation with allies. Speaking at the Hudson Institute after a recent trip to Japan and South Korea, Dave McCormick, a Pennsylvania senator and West Point graduate, claimed up to 90 per…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "China close to matching US spending on ‘new way of war’, Republican senator warns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/china-close-to-matching-us-spending-on-new-way-of-war-republican",
        "published": "2026-10-20T16:12:30.000Z"
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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."
}