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  "id": 71097,
  "title": "Taiwan minister says close ties with U.S. Pacific Command boost defense readiness",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/taiwan-minister-says-close-ties-with-u-s-pacific-command-boost",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-03T03:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/03/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-us-pacific-command-defense/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The United States is Taiwan's most important international backer and arms supplier, despite a lack of formal diplomatic ties.",
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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."
}