{
  "id": 1692938,
  "title": "Top Chinese general draws on Jiang’s legacy to highlight importance of loyalty in military",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/top-chinese-general-draws-on-jiangs-legacy-to-highlight-importance-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T10:47:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3364444/top-chinese-general-draws-jiangs-legacy-highlight-importance-loyalty-military"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China’s most senior general Zhang Shengmin has invoked the late former president Jiang Zemin’s response to the collapse of the Soviet Union and first Gulf war in an article emphasising the importance of party unity and military reform in the face of external threats. This month has seen a series of commemorative events to mark the centenary of Jiang’s birth, including a grand ceremony in Beijing…",
  "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."
}