Chinese frigate safely refloated
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="navy">navy</span> <span word="frigate">frigate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="aground">aground</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Nansha">Nansha</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="refloated">refloated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="navy">navy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="relieving">relieving</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="hull">hull</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="port">port</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="website">website</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="contamination">contamination</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waters">waters</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="frigate">frigate</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="for">for</span> 19 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> "<span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>", <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Jie">Jie</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="navy">navy</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="refuting">refuting</span> <span word="speculation">speculation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frigate">frigate</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="stranding">stranding</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="planned">planned</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dispatched">dispatched</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="navy">navy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="guard">guard</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="AFP">AFP</span>.</p><p><span word="Overlapping">Overlapping</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>, <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span>, <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span>, <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brunei">Brunei</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>.</p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standoff">standoff</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Huangyan">Huangyan</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Associated">Associated</span> <span word="Press">Press</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="lodge">lodge</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="extricated">extricated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="naval">naval</span> <span word="frigate">frigate</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="AFP">AFP</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="ill">ill</span>-<span word="intentions">intentions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="Albert">Albert</span> <span word="del">del</span> <span word="Rosario">Rosario</span>.</p>
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