The U.S. aircraft was a P-8A Poseidon patrol and reconnaissance plane, according to the People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theater Command.
The troops seized, searched and then piloted the vessel on a 17-hour, 530 nautical mile trip.
The Philippines' president said that any attack by China that killed a Filipino citizen would be "very, very close" to an act of war.
The two discussed a range of security issues, including China's stance on Russia's war in Ukraine.
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