One of China's neighbors says it's pulled a key patrol vessel out of the South China Sea after a 5-month standoff

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• The Philippines' Coast Guard says one of its key patrol vessels was forced to return home.
• Jay Tarriela, a spokesperson, said its mission was complicated by damage caused by China ramming it.
• It was part of growing tensions between the Philippines and China in the contested South China Sea.

The Philippines has withdrawn...