The Philippines has withdrawn one of its ships in the South China Sea, meant to monitor Chinese land reclamation activities in the area.
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00:00The Philippines has withdrawn a key ship from the hotly contested Sabina Shoal in the South
00:06China Sea.
00:07The Philippine Coast Guard says it has withdrawn the BRP Teresa Magbuanua for humanitarian
00:13reasons, but it will continue to maintain a presence in the area and send a replacement
00:17vessel.
00:19The ship had been stationed by Manila to monitor China's island-building activities in the
00:23area.
00:24China had viewed its presence as a violation of its sovereignty.
00:27The ship was also involved in a ramming incident with the Chinese Coast Guard last August.