Beijing's 'monster ship,' the world's largest coastguard vessel, dropped anchor in the South China Sea

• China's largest coastguard ship dropped anchor in Manila's exclusive economic zone earlier this week.
• The vessel anchored there as "an intimidation," the Philippine Coast Guard said.
• Maritime relations between China and the Philippines have become increasingly tense in recent months.

The world's largest coastguard ship dropped anchor in Manila's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea earlier this week, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said.