{
  "id": 869613,
  "title": "China slams ‘groundless’ espionage claims by New Zealand spy agency",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/china-slams-groundless-espionage-claims-by-new-zealand-spy-agency-869613",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T09:59:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press - China",
    "slug": "hong-kong-free-press-china",
    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/14/china-slams-groundless-espionage-claims-by-new-zealand-spy-agency/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "China’s embassy in Wellington condemned on Friday “groundless” claims by New Zealand’s spy agency that Beijing had stepped up espionage activities on its soil. An annual report by New Zealand’s Security Intelligence Service warned this week that China was conducting espionage against the country “at scale”. In response, a spokesperson for Beijing’s embassy in Wellington […]",
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        "title": "China slams ‘groundless’ espionage claims by New Zealand spy agency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/china-slams-groundless-espionage-claims-by-new-zealand-spy-agency",
        "published": "2026-08-14T09:59:21.000Z"
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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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