{
  "id": 2379090,
  "title": "China is using Jiang Zemin centenary to signal political continuity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/china-is-using-jiang-zemin-centenary-to-signal-political-continuity-2379090",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T12:30:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3364540/china-using-jiang-zemin-centenary-signal-political-continuity"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The centenary of Jiang Zemin’s birth, marked on August 17 with a memorial in Beijing attended and addressed by President Xi Jinping, was more than an occasion to commemorate a former Chinese leader. It was also an exercise in political history: a moment to locate Jiang, the era he led and the reform legacy associated with him within the broader story of the Communist Party of China’s evolution…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "China is using Jiang Zemin centenary to signal political continuity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/china-is-using-jiang-zemin-centenary-to-signal-political-continuity",
        "published": "2026-08-21T12:30:06.000Z"
      }
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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."
}