{
  "id": 4614271,
  "title": "Dual defence betrayal: China reveals rare case of executive spying for 2 countries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/dual-defence-betrayal-china-reveals-rare-case-of-executive-spying-for-4614271",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T09:00:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3365817/dual-defence-betrayal-china-reveals-rare-case-executive-spying-two-countries"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An executive at a Chinese military trading company has been arrested for leaking sensitive defence information to intelligence agencies from two countries, Beijing’s top spy and anti-espionage agency revealed on Monday. The Ministry of State Security regularly publicises espionage cases to raise public awareness, but the vast majority of these disclosures focus on individuals targeted by a single…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "China’s 6 biggest state banks post rare shared growth as margins show tentative rebound",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/chinas-6-biggest-state-banks-post-rare-shared-growth-as-margins-show",
        "published": "2026-08-31T07:00:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}