{
  "id": 1849098,
  "title": "Chinese coastguard proposes turning South China Sea isles into robotic fortress",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/chinese-coastguard-proposes-turning-south-china-sea-isles-into-1849098",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T02:00:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3364440/chinese-coastguard-proposes-turning-south-china-sea-isles-robotic-fortress"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The South China Sea’s contested islands could be transformed into autonomous, robotic fortresses, according to a defence proposal by the Chinese coastguard. The plan, which was detailed in a Chinese-language journal supervised by the state-run China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, envisions a maritime landscape defended by a coordinated swarm of machines instead of soldiers. The proposal comes…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/built-for-china-headed-for-the-world-chinese-e-bike-makers-ramp-up",
        "published": "2026-08-19T01:50:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Chinese coastguard proposes turning South China Sea isles into robotic fortress",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/chinese-coastguard-proposes-turning-south-china-sea-isles-into",
        "published": "2026-08-19T02:00:11.000Z"
      }
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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."
}