DFA chief says China should not be praised over coral restoration

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April 23, 2019

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Foreign Affairs secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said China should not be praised for restoring coral reefs it previously destroyed. Beijing is "now the poster boy of environmental restoration" in its recovery work in reefs it "destroyed," said Loson in reply to a tweet. I've heard military men mention with admiration, like praising the doctor who shot you for taking out the bullet and patching you up," the top diplomat aid.

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DFA chief says China should not be praised over coral restoration. (2019, April 23). Panay News, p. 8.