{
  "id": 17234985,
  "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-17234985",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T13:54:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3372782/china-and-us-expand-military-drone-flights-near-japan-and-south-china-sea"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China and America have escalated uncrewed aircraft deployments across sensitive Indo-Pacific waters, with mainland drones patrolling strategic passages near Japan while a US Marine detachment operates near disputed South China Sea islands. In recent days, Japan has detected an uptick in Chinese military aircraft operations in important waters that enable Beijing’s naval forces to transit beyond…",
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    "outlets": 4,
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        "published": "2026-10-30T09:09:31.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
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        "published": "2026-10-30T11:02:41.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/china-says-stealth-attack-drone-makes-first-takeoff-landing-on",
        "published": "2026-10-30T15:57:27.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}