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  "id": 5190747,
  "title": "US lawmakers target China, birth tourism as citizenship fight intensifies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/us-lawmakers-target-china-birth-tourism-as-citizenship-fight-5190747",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T22:18:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/us/politics/article/3366161/us-lawmakers-target-china-birth-tourism-citizenship-fight-intensifies"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US lawmakers targeted China and birth tourism on Wednesday for the second time this week during hearings on birthright citizenship, a constitutional right upheld by the Supreme Court in June but still under challenge from the Trump administration.. “The demand for US citizenship for the children of Chinese nationals has led to unscrupulous companies assisting these individuals for profit,” said…",
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        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "US lawmakers target China, birth tourism as citizenship fight intensifies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/us-lawmakers-target-china-birth-tourism-as-citizenship-fight",
        "published": "2026-09-02T22:18:42.000Z"
      },
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/how-china-is-paying-big-bucks-to-target-ottawa-power-brokers",
        "published": "2026-09-03T00:12:45.000Z"
      }
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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."
}