{
  "id": 16054043,
  "title": "EU’s idea that China is caving to pressure is ‘serious misjudgment’: ex-diplomat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/eus-idea-that-china-is-caving-to-pressure-is-serious-misjudgment-ex",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T13:30:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3371803/eus-idea-china-caving-pressure-serious-misjudgment-ex-diplomat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The European Union’s perception that China is yielding to its pressure tactics on trade is a “serious misjudgment”, as Beijing proved during last year’s tariff war with the United States that it will not back down from a confrontation, a former Chinese diplomat has warned. Beijing’s willingness to compromise during trade talks with the EU earlier this month – where the two sides agreed a quota on…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}