{
  "id": 14431665,
  "title": "Chinese Flattop Liaoning Heads for Western Pacific for Drills",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/chinese-flattop-liaoning-heads-for-western-pacific-for-drills",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T10:39:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026101400964/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Beijing, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)--The Chinese Navy said Wednesday that its Liaoning aircraft carrier has headed for the western Pacific to conduct drills. Last December, a Chinese J-15 fighter jet that took off from the vessel during drills directed its radar on a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighter on a surveillance mission for possible airspace violation over the high seas southeast...",
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  "editors_take": null,
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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"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}