{
  "id": 17217330,
  "title": "China conducts combat readiness patrols around disputed shoal in South China Sea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/china-conducts-combat-readiness-patrols-around-disputed-shoal-in-17217330",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T11:02:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/30/china-conducts-combat-readiness-patrols-around-disputed-shoal-in-south-china-sea"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China's military says patrols around Scarborough Shoal aim to strengthen control over the waters and airspace and counter what it calls rights violations and provocative acts.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "China conducts combat readiness patrols around disputed shoal in South China Sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/china-conducts-combat-readiness-patrols-around-disputed-shoal-in",
        "published": "2026-10-30T09:09:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "China and US expand military drone flights near Japan and the South China Sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/china-and-us-expand-military-drone-flights-near-japan-and-the-south",
        "published": "2026-10-30T13:54:47.000Z"
      }
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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."
}