{
  "id": 14396510,
  "title": "South China Sea: Protecting economic rights, preventing confrontation in focus",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/south-china-sea-protecting-economic-rights-preventing-confrontation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T07:20:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1555304/south-china-sea-protecting-economic-rights-preventing-confrontation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Protecting access to fisheries and offshore resources in the South China Sea requires stronger maritime capabilities, while growing military activity in the area could increase the risk of miscalculation, potentially leading to incidents that disrupt sea lanes, a conference heard.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Will South China Sea’s code of conduct remain elusive as deadline looms?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/will-south-china-seas-code-of-conduct-remain-elusive-as-deadline-looms",
        "published": "2026-10-14T07:35:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}