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  "id": 6249686,
  "title": "Philippine defense chief slams China over audience note on South China Sea at Seoul forum",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/philippine-defense-chief-slams-china-over-audience-note-on-south-6249686",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T07:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20260908/philippine-defense-chief-slams-china-over-audience-note-on-south-china-sea-at-seoul-forum"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro criticized China at a Seoul defense forum after receiving an audience note supporting Beijing's rejection of a 2016 international tribunal ruling on maritime claims in the South China Sea. The note was read aloud during a discussion on maritime challenges and the importance of adhering to the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). China rejected the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruling, which invalidated China's nine-dash line claims and reaffirmed the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone. Despite the ruling being legally binding under UNCLOS, China continues to build artificial islands and interfere with Philippine maritime activities.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Philippine defense chief slams China over audience note on South China Sea at Seoul forum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/philippine-defense-chief-slams-china-over-audience-note-on-south-6251556",
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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."
}