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  "id": 7761872,
  "title": "China opens major Pinglu Canal, giving landlocked regions a shorter route to the sea and boosting regional trade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/china-opens-major-pinglu-canal-giving-landlocked-regions-a-shorter",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T09:46:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
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    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/09/16/china-opens-major-pinglu-canal-giving-landlocked-regions-a-shorter-route-to-the-sea-and-boosting-regional-trade/235431"
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  "summary": "BEIJING, Sept 16 — China opened a major canal today that will provide landlocked areas with direct access to the s...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "China opens major canal linking southwest to sea, cutting 560-km trade detour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/china-opens-major-canal-linking-southwest-to-sea-cutting-560-km-trade",
        "published": "2026-09-16T07:39:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "China opens major canal linking landlocked regions to sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/china-opens-major-canal-linking-landlocked-regions-to-sea-7745758",
        "published": "2026-09-16T08:20:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "China opens major canal linking landlocked regions to sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/china-opens-major-canal-linking-landlocked-regions-to-sea",
        "published": "2026-09-16T08:22:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "China's Pinglu Canal to link landlocked regions with Southeast Asia | All about the trade shortcut",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/chinas-pinglu-canal-to-link-landlocked-regions-with-southeast-asia",
        "published": "2026-09-16T09:07:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Semafor",
        "title": "EU hardens its China stance, as trade war risk heightens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/eu-hardens-its-china-stance-as-trade-war-risk-heightens",
        "published": "2026-09-16T10:53:58.000Z"
      }
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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."
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