{
  "id": 9705027,
  "title": "Pitch perfect cultural diplomacy wins heart of China’s first lady Peng Liyuan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/pitch-perfect-cultural-diplomacy-wins-heart-of-chinas-first-lady-peng",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T04:43:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368757/pitch-perfect-cultural-diplomacy-wins-heart-chinas-first-lady-peng-liyuan"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "While their husbands held talks at the White House, Melania Trump hosted Peng Liyuan at the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art on Thursday, where the famed Chinese soprano softly hummed along to a youth choir’s performance of a familiar classic. Footage shows the Hope Chinese School youth choir waving Chinese and American national flags during their rendition of the song “Jasmine Flower”,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Pitch perfect cultural diplomacy wins heart of China’s first lady Peng Liyuan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/pitch-perfect-cultural-diplomacy-wins-heart-of-chinas-first-lady-peng-9706192",
        "published": "2026-09-25T04:43:09.000Z"
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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."
}