{
  "id": 5534873,
  "title": "Chinese armed trainer jets drive away Philippine aircraft over Scarborough Shoal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/chinese-armed-trainer-jets-drive-away-philippine-aircraft-over",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-04T10:00:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3366364/chinese-armed-trainer-jets-drive-away-philippine-aircraft-over-scarborough-shoal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China sent armed trainer jets to drive away Philippine light aircraft over the disputed Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday, in a potentially more cost-effective tactic for its increasingly frequent air confrontations over the South China Sea. At least three JL-10 trainers carrying PL-5 air-to-air missiles were involved in the incident over the shoal, according to a video clip posted to social media…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Chinese armed trainer jets drive away Philippine aircraft over Scarborough Shoal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/chinese-armed-trainer-jets-drive-away-philippine-aircraft-over-5536184",
        "published": "2026-09-04T10:00:13.000Z"
      }
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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."
}