{
  "id": 17055903,
  "title": "China accuses Philippines of setting up ‘obstacles’ to attending Asean defence meeting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/china-accuses-philippines-of-setting-up-obstacles-to-attending-asean",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T12:02:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3372607/china-accuses-philippines-setting-obstacles-attending-asean-defence-meeting"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China has accused the Philippines of setting up “numerous obstacles” to attending a meeting with defence ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and of violating “basic diplomatic protocols”. The row, which follows years of tension over the two countries’ competing claims to the South China Sea, saw Beijing sending its defence attache to the meeting in Lapu-Lapu in the…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "South China Sea territorial contest a test of Asean’s unity and credibility, says Mohamed Khaled",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/south-china-sea-territorial-contest-a-test-of-aseans-unity-and",
        "published": "2026-10-29T08:34:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Philippine minister says Asean does not share China's view on defence forum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/philippine-minister-says-asean-does-not-share-chinas-view-on-defence",
        "published": "2026-10-29T08:45:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}