{
  "id": 8969698,
  "title": "US stresses backing for Japan, Korea and Taiwan ahead of Trump-Xi summit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/us-stresses-backing-for-japan-korea-and-taiwan-ahead-of-trump-xi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T17:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260922/us-stresses-backing-for-japan-korea-and-taiwan-ahead-of-trump-xi-summit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to defending Japan and South Korea, as well as supporting Taiwan, ahead of an upcoming summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The US allies expressed their apprehension that Trump might make concessions to Xi, particularly concerning Taiwan and trade, in exchange for an economic advantage with China during their meeting at the White House on Thursday. Japanese Prime Minister Sanoe Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung are eager to meet with Trump during the UN General Assembly in New York, where they are scheduled to address the assembly on Tuesday. Furthermore, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held discussions with his South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun and Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi in New York on Monday. In a joint statement, they affirmed their determination to resist economic coercion and non-market policies, as well as arbitrary export restrictions that disrupt supply chains, in apparent reference to China.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation",
        "title": "Three Ts will dominate Trump-Xi summit – but expect little movement on trade, less on Taiwan and who knows on tech",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/three-ts-will-dominate-trump-xi-summit-but-expect-little-movement-on",
        "published": "2026-09-21T14:04:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "US stresses backing for Japan, Korea and Taiwan ahead of Trump-Xi summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/us-stresses-backing-for-japan-korea-and-taiwan-ahead-of-trump-xi-8971866",
        "published": "2026-09-21T18:02:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "US stresses backing for Japan, Korea and Taiwan ahead of Trump-Xi summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/us-stresses-backing-for-japan-korea-and-taiwan-ahead-of-trump-xi-8982225",
        "published": "2026-09-21T18:40:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}