{
  "id": 14221719,
  "title": "Philippines rejects China’s calls for direct contact amid ‘miscalculation’ warnings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/philippines-rejects-chinas-calls-for-direct-contact-amid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T14:35:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3370778/philippines-rejects-chinas-calls-direct-contact-amid-miscalculation-warnings"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Philippine military has rejected calls to restore direct communication channels with its Chinese counterpart, despite warnings from Beijing that their absence risks “miscalculation” during confrontations and could further escalate tensions in the South China Sea. On Tuesday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said it would not communicate with its Chinese counterpart in advance of its…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}