Philippines Protests Chinese Ramming of 3 Fishing Boats in South China Sea
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Saving Seafood] - February 6, 2015 -
The Philippines protested to Beijing on Wednesday after a Chinese coast guard ship allegedly rammed and damaged three Philippine fishing boats at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.
The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila also said it lodged a separate protest with Beijing over the collection of endangered giant clams by Chinese fishermen, destroying in the process coral outcrops at Scarborough Shoal off the northwestern Philippines.
The reported Jan. 29 ramming is the latest incident involving the territorial rift.
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