{
  "id": 12630343,
  "title": "US and China must set rules before autonomous fighters cross paths",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/us-and-china-must-set-rules-before-autonomous-fighters-cross-paths-12630343",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T12:30:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3369855/us-and-china-must-set-rules-autonomous-fighters-cross-paths"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In December 2022, a Chinese J-11 fighter came within metres of a US RC-135 surveillance plane over the South China Sea, according to the US military, which criticised it as an unsafe manoeuvre. China, however, held the American crew responsible and claimed the RC-135 had suddenly veered towards the Chinese jet despite repeated warnings. Both sides released video footage, yet neither accepted the…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "US and China must set rules before autonomous fighters cross paths",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/us-and-china-must-set-rules-before-autonomous-fighters-cross-paths",
        "published": "2026-10-07T12:30:06.000Z"
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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."
}