{
  "id": 16558380,
  "title": "‘Pull Out the Sick Trees’: Xi’s Constant Purges Pave Way for Next Term",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/pull-out-the-sick-trees-xis-constant-purges-pave-way-for-next-term",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-26T04:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New York Times",
    "slug": "the-new-york-times",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/world/asia/china-communist-party-xi-forever-purge.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who is likely preparing to secure a fourth term in power in 2027, has complained that officials cannot be trusted.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}