The Philippines earlier accused Chinese fishermen of destroying the ecological environment in Scarborough Shoal with cyanide fishing, harvesting giant clams and other protected marine creatures, as well as scarring coral reefs
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Cyanide was not detected in the seawater, marine sediments and fish, and there is a low density of floating rubbish around the shoal, which China calls Huangyan Island,The Philippines in May accused Chinese fishermen of destroying the ecological environment in Scarborough with cyanide fishing, harvesting giant clams and other protected marine creatures, as well as scarring coral reefs.
In May, the Southeast Asian nation’s national security council spokesperson said the destruction caused by Chinese fishermen in the seas around the Philippines, in particular Scarborough, was “tolerated” by Beijing.
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