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  "id": 6134985,
  "title": "Philippines’ Teodoro says China could exploit cuts in US-South Korean exercises",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/philippines-teodoro-says-china-could-exploit-cuts-in-us-south-korean-6134985",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T12:58:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
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    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-09-07-philippines-teodoro-says-china-could-exploit-cuts-in-us-south-korean-exercises/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "China could see recent cuts to U.S.-South Korean military exercises as an opportunity to reassert itself in the Indo-Pacific, Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Monday, though he said Washington had assured Manila that its commitments to the Philippines remained unchanged",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Philippines’ Teodoro says China could exploit cuts in US-South Korean exercises",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/philippines-teodoro-says-china-could-exploit-cuts-in-us-south-korean-6101954",
        "published": "2026-09-07T04:04:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Philippines' Teodoro says China could exploit cuts in US-South Korean exercises",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/philippines-teodoro-says-china-could-exploit-cuts-in-us-south-korean",
        "published": "2026-09-07T05:05:05.000Z"
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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."
}