{
  "id": 249255,
  "title": "Wang Gungwu on the lessons of Chinese history and the Cold War",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/wang-gungwu-on-the-lessons-of-chinese-history-and-the-cold-war-249255",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T02:57:29.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/plus/news/china/politics/article/3363237/wang-gungwu-lessons-chinese-history-and-cold-war"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Professor Wang Gungwu is regarded internationally as an authority on Chinese history. The 95-year-old is best known for his explorations of Chinese history in the long view, and for his writings on the Chinese diaspora. He has been a professor at the National University of Singapore since 2007 and emeritus professor at the Australian National University since 1988. He was vice-chancellor of the…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Wang Gungwu on the lessons of Chinese history and the Cold War",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/wang-gungwu-on-the-lessons-of-chinese-history-and-the-cold-war",
        "published": "2026-08-07T02:57:29.000Z"
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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."
}