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  "id": 5046633,
  "title": "How the SCO chips away at US power without an alliance system",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/how-the-sco-chips-away-at-us-power-without-an-alliance-system",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T08:30:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3366054/how-sco-chips-away-us-power-without-alliance-system"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was born 25 years ago as a modest mechanism for managing borders between China, Russia and four Central Asian states. At its anniversary summit in Bishkek this week, it looks more consequential – and harder for the United States to dismiss. The timing is important. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine remains unresolved, while the war between Iran and the US…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "How the SCO chips away at US power without an alliance system",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/how-the-sco-chips-away-at-us-power-without-an-alliance-system-5051946",
        "published": "2026-09-02T08:30:06.000Z"
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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."
}