{
  "id": 1758537,
  "title": "Will Washington’s tech crackdown test fragile US-China truce?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/will-washingtons-tech-crackdown-test-fragile-us-china-truce-1758537",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T17:07:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3364479/will-washingtons-tech-crackdown-test-fragile-us-china-truce"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ahead of next month’s expected summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington, a low profile US regulatory agency has opened a new front in the technology battle between the world’s two superpowers, even as it attempts to avoid sabotaging the vital high-stakes meeting. The latest action by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in July saw it advance…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Will Washington’s tech crackdown test fragile US-China truce?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/will-washingtons-tech-crackdown-test-fragile-us-china-truce",
        "published": "2026-08-18T17:07:20.000Z"
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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."
}