{
  "id": 735091,
  "title": "US-China rivalry takes flight over scramble for contracts at Ethiopia’s Bishoftu airport",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/us-china-rivalry-takes-flight-over-scramble-for-contracts-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T04:24:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3363853/us-china-rivalry-takes-flight-over-scramble-contracts-ethiopias-bishoftu-airport"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ethiopia’s new US$12.5 billion mega-airport project has thrust the nation into the heart of a geopolitical tug of war between the United States and China. Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest carrier, is developing the massive Bishoftu International Airport, located 40km (25 miles) southeast of the capital Addis Ababa to serve as a primary hub for African trade and travel. The project has…",
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        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "US-China rivalry takes flight over scramble for contracts at Ethiopia’s Bishoftu airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/us-china-rivalry-takes-flight-over-scramble-for-contracts-at-735931",
        "published": "2026-08-13T04:24:37.000Z"
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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."
}