{
  "id": 17034517,
  "title": "Germany does not want China decoupling but must defend its interests, president warns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/germany-does-not-want-china-decoupling-but-must-defend-its-interests-17034517",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T07:48:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372562/we-dont-want-china-decoupling-we-must-defend-our-interests-german-president-warns"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Germany is not seeking to decouple from China, but must defend its economic interests, visiting German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in Beijing on Thursday, echoing the line taken by Chancellor Friedrich Merz during his tour of neighbouring countries. Speaking at Peking University, Steinmeier insisted that Europe’s goal was not to sever ties with the world’s second-largest economy, but…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}