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  "id": 181570,
  "title": "China targets US firms, drone exports ahead of Xi visit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/china-targets-us-firms-drone-exports-ahead-of-xi-visit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T14:53:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/international/6010655-china-sanctions-us-firms/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China’s Commerce Ministry announced a new slate of sanctions against the United States and some of its firms Wednesday in response to recent moves by two U.S. agencies that targeted China, more than a month before Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to visit President Trump. In the latest move by China, it would ban...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "China hits US with sanctions, drone export curbs ahead of Xi visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/china-hits-us-with-sanctions-drone-export-curbs-ahead-of-xi-visit",
        "published": "2026-08-05T12:46:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "China slaps export controls on US firms ahead of Xi's Washington visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/china-slaps-export-controls-on-us-firms-ahead-of-xis-washington-visit",
        "published": "2026-08-05T13:27:27.000Z"
      }
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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."
}