China hints ‘illegal’ Philippine fishing is harming disputed Scarborough Shoal
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Beijing designated the feature in the South China Sea as a nature reserve earlier this year, prompting criticism from Manila.

A Chinese government report into the ecosystem of the contested Scarborough Shoal has concluded the reef was in a good overall condition, but suggested that “illegal fishing and frequent intrusive activities” by the Philippines were putting it at risk. The report, released on Monday, said the overall condition of the shoal’s coral reef was “good” with 135 different species of reef-building coral present. Scarborough Shoal, known as Huangyan Island in China and Panatag Shoal in the Philippines,…

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