{
  "id": 6259379,
  "title": "China’s Uzbekistan jet sale tests Russia’s grip on Central Asia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/chinas-uzbekistan-jet-sale-tests-russias-grip-on-central-asia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T09:31:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
    "slug": "asia-times",
    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/chinas-uzbekistan-jet-sale-tests-russias-grip-on-central-asia/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Uzbekistan has confirmed that it operates Chinese J-10CE fighter jets — turning months of speculation into a significant development for Central Asia’s defense market. The purchase does more than modernize Tashkent’s aging combat fleet. It marks China’s entry into one of the most consequential arenas of military procurement in a region long dependent on Soviet […] The post China’s Uzbekistan jet…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}