US Rejects China’s ‘Destabilizing’ Nature Reserve Claims in South China Sea
Beijing uses ‘dubious’ pretexts, backed by coercion, to press its sweeping claims in the South China Sea, the State Department says.
The United States has condemned China’s establishment of a nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, which restricts Filipino fishermen’s access. China has controlled the shoal for over a decade and recently implemented new rules banning fishing and other activities within the designated reserve. Chinese coast guard and other agencies will patrol to enforce these rules.
- The US condemns China’s nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal.
- The reserve blocks Filipino fishermen from traditional fishing grounds.
- China has controlled the shoal for over a decade.
- New rules effective August 1 ban fishing, mining, and excavation within the reserve.
- China plans routine patrols to enforce the new regulations.
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