{
  "id": 16757369,
  "title": "German leader’s China visit latest sign of foreign diplomacy pivot beyond Beijing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/german-leaders-china-visit-latest-sign-of-foreign-diplomacy-pivot-16757369",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T14:17:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372340/german-leaders-china-visit-latest-sign-foreign-diplomacy-pivot-beyond-beijing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has begun his state visit to China in the eastern province of Anhui, spotlighting a growing trend among visiting foreign leaders to look well beyond Beijing. Steinmeier arrived in the provincial capital Hefei early on Tuesday to begin a five-day state visit, marking his first trip to China in nearly eight years and confirming an exclusive report by the…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BIS Central Bank Speeches",
        "title": "Deepening foreign exchange opening-up to better serve China’s new development paradigm",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/deepening-foreign-exchange-opening-up-to-better-serve-chinas-new",
        "published": "2026-10-27T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}