00:00The Philippines says it found cyanide on board Chinese boats operating in the disputed areas of the South China Sea.
00:08The country's navy seized the highly toxic substance from the ships last year.
00:12A Philippine official says the cyanide could have been used to kill fish some of the country's navy personnel rely
00:19on for food.
00:20China's foreign ministry denied the accusations, calling them a stunt.
00:25China claims virtually all of the sea and has clashed with the Philippines there multiple times in recent years.
00:32This latest development comes as the Philippines, Australia and the US hold their second joint drills in the sea this
00:39year.
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