BEIJING — China said on July 8 the 'illegal' beaching of Philippine warships at the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea has 'gravely damaged' the coral reef ecosystem in the area, as both countries tussle over disputed territory at atolls in the vast waterway.
The Philippines beached a military transport ship in 1999 to reinforce its claim over the contested Second Thomas Shoal.BEIJING — China said on July 8 the "illegal" beaching of Philippine warships at the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea has "gravely damaged" the coral reef ecosystem in the area, as both countries tussle over disputed territory at atolls in the vast waterway.
The countries have bickered extensively over the Spratly Islands — called Nansha Islands by China, the Second Thomas Shoal and Sabina Shoal. These small islands are located in the vast waterway, a conduit for more than US$3 trillion of annual shipborne commerce. China claims most of the South China Sea as its own territory. Beijing has rejected a 2016 ruling by the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration which said its expansive maritime claims had no legal basis
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