{
  "id": 9425296,
  "title": "US restricts visas for birth tourism ahead of Xi Jinping’s summit with Trump",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/us-restricts-visas-for-birth-tourism-ahead-of-xi-jinpings-summit-with",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T21:50:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3368569/us-restricts-visas-birth-tourism-ahead-xi-jinpings-summit-trump"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hours before Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the US for a high-stakes summit, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio moved to restrict visas for those who “engage in or facilitate” birth tourism, a practice the Trump administration has increasingly accused China of. “By restricting visa issuance of those who both engage in and profit from this fraud, we are sending a clear message: the United…",
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      {
        "outlet": "El Pais",
        "title": "La cumbre entre Trump y Xi Jinping comienza con mucho oropel y pocas expectativas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/la-cumbre-entre-trump-y-xi-jinping-comienza-con-mucho-oropel-y-pocas",
        "published": "2026-09-23T12:38:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Donald Trump built a US$5 million White House helipad. Don’t expect Xi Jinping to use it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/donald-trump-built-a-us-5-million-white-house-helipad-dont-expect-xi",
        "published": "2026-09-23T20:07:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ottawa Citizen",
        "title": "News of the day: Ottawa city council approves Trump Avenue name change; Federal organizations to spend at least $18 million on return to office; New Alberta building housing Canadian Forces daycare shut down for years because of mould and other problems",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/news-of-the-day-ottawa-city-council-approves-trump-avenue-name-change",
        "published": "2026-09-23T21:00:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Xi Jinping lands in Washington with Trump waiting on the tarmac",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/xi-jinping-lands-in-washington-with-trump-waiting-on-the-tarmac-9432807",
        "published": "2026-09-23T22:56:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Xi Jinping lands in Washington with Trump waiting on the tarmac",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/xi-jinping-lands-in-washington-with-trump-waiting-on-the-tarmac",
        "published": "2026-09-23T22:56:49.000Z"
      }
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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."
}