{
  "id": 4191507,
  "title": "Xi, Putin to meet in Bishkek for Power of Siberia 2 pipeline talks: Kremlin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/xi-putin-to-meet-in-bishkek-for-power-of-siberia-2-pipeline-talks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T13:00:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3365710/xi-putin-meet-bishkek-power-siberia-2-pipeline-talks-kremlin"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin are set to discuss the Power of Siberia 2 project during a meeting in Bishkek on Monday, according to the Kremlin. This will be their second face-to-face conversation this year, following Putin's trip to Beijing shortly after a visit by US President Donald Trump. The pipeline, a key project intended to augment Russian gas deliveries to China, remains stalled, but both nations hope to finalize an agreement during their meeting.",
  "summary": "Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin are expected to discuss the Power of Siberia 2 project in a meeting in Bishkek on Monday, according to the Kremlin. The meeting in Kyrgyzstan’s capital will be their second face-to-face talks this year, following Putin’s trip to Beijing shortly after a visit there by US President Donald Trump. “The issue will be discussed…",
  "key_points": [
    "Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin to meet in Bishkek",
    "Discuss Power of Siberia 2 pipeline project",
    "Second face-to-face conversation this year"
  ],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Xi, Putin to meet in Bishkek for Power of Siberia 2 pipeline talks: Kremlin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/xi-putin-to-meet-in-bishkek-for-power-of-siberia-2-pipeline-talks-4196209",
        "published": "2026-08-29T13:00:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}