{
  "id": 13067587,
  "title": "China and Philippines blame each other over South China Sea medical mission",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/china-and-philippines-blame-each-other-over-south-china-sea-medical",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T08:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370306/china-and-philippines-blame-each-other-over-south-china-sea-medical-mission"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China and the Philippines have traded accusations over a medical evacuation near the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, as Manila reports a near-doubling of Chinese military and coastguard vessels around contested South China Sea features in September. The latest exchange centred on the evacuation on Thursday of an injured Filipino serviceman from the BRP Sierra Madre, a Philippine naval vessel…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "China and Philippines blame each other over South China Sea medical mission",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/china-and-philippines-blame-each-other-over-south-china-sea-medical-13069355",
        "published": "2026-10-09T08:00:06.000Z"
      }
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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."
}