{
  "id": 2550053,
  "title": "Mainland Chinese research ship spotted near Taiwan’s largest naval base",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/mainland-chinese-research-ship-spotted-near-taiwans-largest-naval-base-2550053",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T09:31:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3364922/mainland-chinese-research-ship-spotted-near-taiwans-largest-naval-base"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A mainland Chinese research ship has sailed close to a key Taiwanese naval base, marking its second appearance near the island in recent months. The Tong Ji, a 2,000-tonne scientific research vessel operated by Tongji University in Shanghai, was spotted 28 nautical miles (52km) southwest of Liuchiu, an island also known as Lamay, on Friday morning, according to the Taiwanese authorities. The…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Mainland Chinese research ship spotted near Taiwan’s largest naval base",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/mainland-chinese-research-ship-spotted-near-taiwans-largest-naval-base",
        "published": "2026-08-22T09:31:25.000Z"
      }
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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."
}