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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