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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1575/china_drone.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='China Says It Will Return US Drone Taken from South China Sea' data-article-id='2091'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10208'>China says it will give back an American drone it seized Thursday in international waters in the South China Sea.</span> <span data-start-time='10208' data-end-time='23000'>Military officials of the United States and China were holding talks on the return of the unmanned vehicle, a foreign ministry spokeswoman said Monday.</span> <span data-start-time='23000' data-end-time='36208'>China's defense ministry said a Chinese naval ship observed what the ministry called “unidentified equipment” off the coast of the Philippines.</span> <span data-start-time='36208' data-end-time='47729'>China says naval officials decided to take the object to make sure other ships could pass safely through the area.</span> <span data-start-time='47729' data-end-time='57271'>Chinese officials later discovered it was an unmanned underwater vehicle belonging to the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='57271' data-end-time='69875'>U.S. officials have said the drone was operating in the area to collect scientific information related to water conditions and temperature.</span> <span data-start-time='69875' data-end-time='74500'>U.S. officials have protested the incident.</span> <span data-start-time='74500' data-end-time='78479'>They say the seizure was unlawful.</span> <span data-start-time='78479' data-end-time='82958'>They have demanded the drone's immediate return.</span> <span data-start-time='82958' data-end-time='95604'>U.S. legal experts said the seizure happened inside an economic area belonging to the Philippines, possibly violating international law.</span> <span data-start-time='95604' data-end-time='110271'>Arizona Senator John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told CNN Sunday the taking of the drone was a "gross violation of international law.”</span> <span data-start-time='110271' data-end-time='121063'>On Saturday, Chinese defense officials said the U.S. equipment would be returned, in their words, “in an appropriate manner.”</span> <span data-start-time='121063' data-end-time='128688'>U.S. defense officials confirmed they were in contact with China about the issue.</span> <span data-start-time='128688' data-end-time='139021'>The United States and other countries have raised concerns about China's growing military presence in the South China Sea.</span> <span data-start-time='139021' data-end-time='153479'>Last week, an American-based research group released satellite images appearing to show that China had added weapons to man-made islands it built in the South China Sea.</span> <span data-start-time='153479' data-end-time='164083'>The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) reported the weapons included anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems.</span> <span data-start-time='164083' data-end-time='175396'>China created the man-made land formation in the Spratly Islands in recent years by building up sand on top of coral reefs.</span> <span data-start-time='175396' data-end-time='185875'>The Spratly Islands are made up of many small islands, coral reefs and other land formations in the South China Sea.</span> <span data-start-time='185875' data-end-time='194792'>China, Taiwan and Vietnam each have claimed much of the area and its natural resources. </span> <span data-start-time='194792' data-end-time='201625'>Malaysia, the Philippines and Brunei also claim parts of the waterway.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1575/china_drone.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7783 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1575/what_does_drone_mean.m4a'>What does drone mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a small flying machine flown remotely'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1575/man_made_weapons.m4a'><span>man made weapons</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1575/a_small_flying_machine_flown_remotely.m4a'><span>a small flying machine flown remotely</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1575/a_naval_ship.m4a'><span>a naval ship</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1575/a_commercial_airplane.m4a'><span>a commercial airplane</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7784 data-hint-location='74500' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1575/why_have_us_officials_protested_this_incident.m4a'>Why have US officials protested this incident?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='they say the seizure was unlawful'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1575/growing_military_presence.m4a'><span>growing military presence</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1575/international_law_was_followed.m4a'><span>international law was followed</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1575/they_say_the_seizure_was_unlawful.m4a'><span>they say the seizure was unlawful</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1575/china_owns_the_drone.m4a'><span>China owns the drone</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=7785 data-hint-location='57271' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1575/officials_have_said_the_drone_was_operating_in_the_area_to_collect__blank__.m4a'>Officials have said the drone was operating in the area to collect <span class='blank'>scientific information</span>. </div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='scientific information'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1575/satellite_images.m4a'><span>satellite images</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1575/military_information.m4a'><span>military information</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1575/secret_intelligence.m4a'><span>secret intelligence</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1575/scientific_information.m4a'><span>scientific information</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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