{
  "id": 630041,
  "title": "China prepares to mark Jiang Zemin centenary with full commemorative honours",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/china-prepares-to-mark-jiang-zemin-centenary-with-full-commemorative",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T03:53:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3363723/china-prepares-mark-jiang-zemin-centenary-full-commemorative-honours"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Beijing has started airing a heavyweight documentary on former Chinese president Jiang Zemin as part of commemoration events marking the centenary of his birth, expected to culminate on Monday in a grand ceremony presided over by President Xi Jinping. In the lead-up to the anniversary, state broadcaster CCTV launched a 12-episode documentary titled Jiang Zemin, with the network’s flagship CCTV-1…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/passenger-jet-billed-as-chinas-answer-to-boeing-and-airbus-prepares",
        "published": "2026-08-12T02:02:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "China prepares to mark Jiang Zemin centenary with full commemorative honours",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/china-prepares-to-mark-jiang-zemin-centenary-with-full-commemorative-630927",
        "published": "2026-08-12T03:53:29.000Z"
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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."
}