{
  "id": 3525481,
  "title": "China vows payback for US Iran sanctions, testing stability ahead of Xi-Trump summit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/china-vows-payback-for-us-iran-sanctions-testing-stability-ahead-of-3525481",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T14:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3365355/china-vows-payback-us-iran-sanctions-testing-stability-ahead-xi-trump-summit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Beijing has vowed to retaliate against Washington’s expanded Iran sanctions targeting Chinese entities, threatening a clash that could erode recent stability in the US-China relationship and become a new flashpoint weeks before President Xi Jinping visits the US, according to observers. But they say that efforts on both sides, such as this week’s Track 1.5 dialogue, could serve as a check on…",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "China vows payback for US Iran sanctions, testing stability ahead of Xi-Trump summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/china-vows-payback-for-us-iran-sanctions-testing-stability-ahead-of",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:00:12.000Z"
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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."
}