Chinese Research Vessel Sails Near Northern Philippines Amid Taiwan Tensions

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Manila deployed a coast guard aircraft to check on a Chinese research ship sailing near northern Philippines on Tuesday. The sighting occurred while Beijing was staging massive military drills around Taiwan.

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00:00The Philippines says a Chinese research ship was detected near its northern island during

00:05Beijing's military drills near Taiwan.

00:08Manila deployed a Coast Guard aircraft to confront the vessel, which was spotted within the Philippines'

00:12exclusive economic zone.

00:14The Philippine Coast Guard says multiple radio messages to the Chinese ship went unanswered.

00:20The Northern Philippines hosts a military base that is accessible to U.S. forces under

00:24a decade-old defense agreement.

00:27A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Manila says the ship was on a routine trip

00:31and was exercising its freedom of navigation rights under international law.

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