{
  "id": 16754198,
  "title": "Laos Expected to Scuttle ASEAN’s South China Sea Code of Conduct",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/laos-expected-to-scuttle-aseans-south-china-sea-code-of-conduct",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T06:34:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Diplomat",
    "slug": "the-diplomat",
    "url": "https://thediplomat.com/2026/10/laos-expected-to-scuttle-aseans-south-china-sea-code-of-conduct/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sources say Vientiane is poised to replace Phnom Penh as China’s spoiler in ASEAN.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}