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  "id": 5089701,
  "title": "In Bishkek, US envoys shadow the SCO summit in challenge on Beijing and Moscow’s turf",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/in-bishkek-us-envoys-shadow-the-sco-summit-in-challenge-on-beijing-5089701",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T13:00:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3366139/bishkek-us-envoys-shadow-sco-summit-challenge-beijing-and-moscows-turf"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "As China and Russia rallied dozens of countries in Bishkek to shape a multipolar world order, Washington’s envoys were splitting the spotlight by meeting several Central Asian presidents in the Kyrgyz capital this week. The manoeuvring showed that the US was likely to continue its outreach to the region and seek to blunt Beijing’s influence, but it would be “unrealistic” for Washington to force…",
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        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "In Bishkek, US envoys shadow the SCO summit in challenge on Beijing and Moscow’s turf",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/in-bishkek-us-envoys-shadow-the-sco-summit-in-challenge-on-beijing",
        "published": "2026-09-02T13:00:11.000Z"
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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."
}