{
  "id": 89721,
  "title": "China’s political and scientific elite head to Beidaihe for summer retreat season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/chinas-political-and-scientific-elite-head-to-beidaihe-for-summer-89721",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-03T14:32:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3362838/chinas-political-and-scientific-elite-head-beidaihe-summer-retreat-season"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Beijing has signalled the start of the summer break for China’s political elite with the announcement of retreats at the seaside resort of Beidaihe. State news agency Xinhua reported on Monday that Cai Qi, the man often referred to as President Xi Jinping’s “chief of staff”, “extended sincere greetings” to various academics and scientists invited to the resort about 300km (186 miles) east of…",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "China’s political and scientific elite head to Beidaihe for summer retreat season",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/chinas-political-and-scientific-elite-head-to-beidaihe-for-summer",
        "published": "2026-08-03T14:32:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "China cues start of leaders' secretive Beidaihe summer retreat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/china-cues-start-of-leaders-secretive-beidaihe-summer-retreat",
        "published": "2026-08-04T04:32:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}