{
  "id": 9110393,
  "title": "China seeks German help to stave off EU trade sanctions days before Xi-Trump summit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/china-seeks-german-help-to-stave-off-eu-trade-sanctions-days-before-9110393",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T08:02:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368365/china-seeks-german-help-stave-eu-trade-sanctions-days-xi-trump-summit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged Germany to help steer the European Union away from protectionist measures against China, saying that Beijing and Brussels should not engage in trade wars just days before President Xi Jinping’s high-stakes US visit. “China and the EU are comprehensive strategic partners, and a trade war should not be fought between them,” Wang told his German counterpart…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "China seeks German help to stave off EU trade sanctions days before Xi-Trump summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/china-seeks-german-help-to-stave-off-eu-trade-sanctions-days-before",
        "published": "2026-09-22T08:02:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "EU seals Philippines trade deal in push to diversify away from China and US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/eu-seals-philippines-trade-deal-in-push-to-diversify-away-from-china",
        "published": "2026-09-22T09:54:12.000Z"
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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."
}