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  "id": 20167581,
  "title": "South China Sea code of conduct: can Beijing and Asean meet 2026 deadline?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/south-china-sea-code-of-conduct-can-beijing-and-asean-meet-2026",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-15T11:31:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3374495/south-china-sea-code-conduct-can-beijing-and-asean-meet-2026-deadline"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China and Southeast Asian nations have made progress in negotiating a code of conduct for the South China Sea, with Manila announcing that roughly 80 per cent of the draft agreement is complete. Yet whether the long-awaited accord can meet its year-end deadline comes down to Beijing and regional claimants finding common ground on key concessions, according to a Chinese expert. Philippine Foreign…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : ASEAN, China Agree On Nearly 90 Pct Of COC , Malaysia Optimistic Talks Near Completion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/general-asean-china-agree-on-nearly-90-pct-of-coc-malaysia-optimistic",
        "published": "2026-11-14T12:06:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Tok Mat says South China Sea code talks nearly 90pc complete, Malaysia pushing for deal by this year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/tok-mat-says-south-china-sea-code-talks-nearly-90pc-complete-malaysia",
        "published": "2026-11-14T13:15:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Analysis-Trump’s minerals push has yet to loosen China’s grip ahead of Xi talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/analysis-trumps-minerals-push-has-yet-to-loosen-chinas-grip-ahead-of",
        "published": "2026-11-15T11:06:39.000Z"
      }
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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."
}