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  "id": 17865957,
  "title": "Will ‘strategic stability’ with China go out the window if Trump loses the midterms?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/will-strategic-stability-with-china-go-out-the-window-if-trump-loses-17865957",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T22:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372987/will-strategic-stability-china-go-out-window-if-trump-loses-midterms"
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  "summary": "US President Donald Trump is likely to continue on a path of trying to stabilise ties with Beijing – even if the Democrats flip the House of Representatives, according to analysts. But they said if the Republicans lost control of the House in this week’s midterm elections, the framework of “strategic stability” agreed to by Washington and Beijing could be put to the test. One Chinese academic…",
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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."
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