MANILA -- While sailing toward the Philippine-occupied Commodore Reef in the South China Sea, a Philippine Navy vessel spotted a gray ship and made radio contact. The response was blunt.
"The Chinese government has immutable sovereignty over the South China Sea, its islands and its adjacent waters."
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