[00:00.01]China has rejected an American accusation that five of its ships harassed a US navy surveillance vessel in international waters in the South China Sea.
[00:09.97]The Chinese Foreign Ministry said the American ship had been breaking international and Chinese law.
[00:15.82]Our correspondent Quentin Sommerville sent this report from Beijing.
[00:19.42]China says a US navy surveillance vessel, the Impeccable, was acting illegally inside Chinese waters.
[00:25.47]The country's Foreign Ministry says it has asked the US to immediately stop such incursions which it describes as totally unacceptable.
[00:33.36]The Pentagon says five Chinese ships harassed the Impeccable, forced it to a dead stop, and interfered with the sonar equipment.
[00:40.49]The ship was in international waters according to the United States.
[00:44.55]Climate scientists are beginning a three-day conference in Denmark aimed at updating the accepted thinking on global warming ahead of political talks later this year.
[00:53.54]The BBC's environment reporter says this conference will have the very latest data and won't have to agree its every word with politicians.
[01:01.33]Our correspondent says this is likely to produce greater clarity and a much higher forecast for sea level rises with dramatic implications for many nations.