{
  "id": 14414332,
  "title": "China’s Liaoning carrier heads to the Pacific as US, Japan prepare for missile drills",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/chinas-liaoning-carrier-heads-to-the-pacific-as-us-japan-prepare-for-14414332",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T09:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3370859/chinas-liaoning-carrier-heads-pacific-us-japan-prepare-missile-drills"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The PLA Navy’s Liaoning aircraft carrier has started its second drill series in the western Pacific this year, with the training likely to coincide with an expanded US-Japan military exercise that could have implications for a Taiwan contingency. The Liaoning carrier group was carrying out the drill in “relevant waters” of the western Pacific Ocean as part of the navy’s annual training plan,…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "China to accept bigger Japan business delegation in Nov. amid tensions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/china-to-accept-bigger-japan-business-delegation-in-nov-amid-tensions",
        "published": "2026-10-14T08:30:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "China’s Liaoning carrier heads to the Pacific as US, Japan prepare for missile drills",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/chinas-liaoning-carrier-heads-to-the-pacific-as-us-japan-prepare-for",
        "published": "2026-10-14T09:00:06.000Z"
      }
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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."
}