{
  "id": 8023962,
  "title": "Warning against Japan’s military build-up surfaces at Beijing Xiangshan conference",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/warning-against-japans-military-build-up-surfaces-at-beijing-8023962",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T12:10:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3367883/warning-against-japans-military-build-surfaces-beijing-xiangshan-conference"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Chinese panellists and experts at the Xiangshan Forum have warned against Japan’s remilitarisation amid reports that Tokyo is considering raising its midterm defence spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP. Japan might raise its midterm budget to 3-3.5 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product in line with Nato and other US allies, Bloomberg reported earlier this week, as the US pushes its allies…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Warning against Japan’s military build-up surfaces at Beijing Xiangshan conference",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/warning-against-japans-military-build-up-surfaces-at-beijing",
        "published": "2026-09-17T12:10:43.000Z"
      }
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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."
}