Ranking officials from China's top legislature are calling for the construction of a national park in the disputed South China Sea to better preserve the marine ecology in the region. According to Deng Xiaogang, Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Sichuan, the protection of unique and rich resources in the South China Sea has always been given great importance, especially when some of the resources, such as coral reefs, are very fragile.

Mabasa, R. C. (2018, March 9). China urges building of nat'l park in disputed sea. Manila Bulletin, p. B-9.