{
  "id": 18457634,
  "title": "EU’s Southeast Asia push hits funding crunch as China widens lead",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/eus-southeast-asia-push-hits-funding-crunch-as-china-widens-lead",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T06:30:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3373510/eus-southeast-asia-push-hits-funding-crunch-china-widens-lead"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "An EU funding crunch is threatening to stifle the bloc’s ambitions to expand its influence in Southeast Asia, as Brussels grapples with a budget deadlock that could slow infrastructure investments across the fast-growing region. The funding squeeze could hinder the green transition and regional connectivity goals of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, even as Brussels seeks greater…",
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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."
}