For the nth time, Beijing merely shrugged off Philippine protest of China’s imposition of a unilateral fishing moratorium in the South China Sea (SCS). Instead of complaining, Manila should instead see the fishing ban as “an objective and corrective perspective” in the name of “sustainable development of fishery” in the disputed territory, the Chinese foreign ministry said. “China cannot accept the unwarranted accusation of the Philippine Foreign Ministry,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said when asked during a news briefing in Beijing.

Talosig-Bartolome, M. (2022, June 4). China snubs a new PHL protest on SCS fishing ban. Business Mirror, p. A3.