China slams false claim over 'ecological destruction' in South China Sea
A spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines on Saturday called relevant parties to respect the facts and not be misled by untruthful media tactics over "ecological destruction" in South China Sea.
The comments came after a U.S. think tank accused China of having destroyed at least 21,000 acres of coral reefs in the South China Sea since 2012 through island construction and fishing of giant clams.
"This think tank concocted the false report by citing a few satellite images and stirring up falsified allegations from years ago, and such a report is neither factual nor verifiable," the spokesperson said.
China has always attached great importance to the protection of ecological environment of the Nansha Islands and Reefs and their adjacent waters, he added.
Related articles
Dali cargo ship is finally brought back to port
The container ship that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge is on its2024-05-21World Autism Awareness Day Marked at a Kindergarten in Beijing
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-21China accelerates AI development to build AI innovation center
BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- China has attached great importance to artificial intelligence (AI) dev2024-05-21Promotion Event for Liangma River Held in Beijing
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-21Ravens sign WR Qadir Ismail, the son of former NFL receiver Qadry Ismail
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have signed wide receiver Qadir Ismail, the son of for2024-05-21View of Blooming Flowers in China's Xizang
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-21
atest comment