{
  "id": 7667463,
  "title": "Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun warns that global security at a moment of fragility",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/chinese-defence-minister-dong-jun-warns-that-global-security-at-a",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-16T00:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3367649/beijing-hosts-xiangshan-forum-marking-20th-anniversary-chinas-top-defence-conference"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Beijing is hosting China's most significant annual defense conference, the Beijing Xiangshan Forum, which is drawing defense officials, former politicians, and think tank experts from around the globe. Approximately 200 specialists and researchers are anticipated to participate in the forum this week, a gathering that many view as China's counterpart to Singapore's annual Shangri-la Dialogue, the region's premier defense conference. This year marks the Xiangshan Forum's 20th anniversary, taking place from Tuesday to Thursday amidst a series of high-profile diplomatic events. The forum is scheduled to occur a week prior to Chinese President Xi Jinping's summit with US President Donald Trump in Washington on September 24. In recent days, Xi visited India for the BRICS summit. Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun is scheduled to speak at the forum. News coverage provided by Amber Wang, Albee Zhang, Dewey Sim, Seong Hyeon Choi, William Zheng, and Alcott Wei.",
  "summary": "This live article is freely available to our registered users. Please log in or create an account below. Beijing is hosting China’s most important annual defence conference, the Beijing Xiangshan Forum, bringing defence officials, former politicians and think tank experts to the city from around the world. About 200 specialists and researchers are expected to take part in the forum this week,…",
  "key_points": [
    "Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun to address 20th Xiangshan Forum",
    "Forum coincides with Xi Jinping's summit with Trump on September 24",
    "Global security discussed amid diplomatic events"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Fragility and cooperation: the takeaways from Dong Jun’s Xiangshan Forum speech",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/fragility-and-cooperation-the-takeaways-from-dong-juns-xiangshan",
        "published": "2026-09-16T02:12:11.000Z"
      }
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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."
}