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China releases ecological reports for disputed South China Sea features amid US row

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China has released ecological assessment reports for nine disputed features in the South China Sea, coinciding with an escalating dispute with the United States over Beijing's establishment of a "national nature reserve" in the contested waters. The Ministry of Natural Resources' South China Sea Bureau issued a marine ecological bulletin and a protection and restoration report, marking the first comprehensive assessment of ecological conditions across several island groups. These reports aim to provide a basis for managing these island ecosystems and are seen as an effort by China to consolidate its territorial claims through environmental initiatives, a move the US State Department has criticized as an attempt to advance territorial ambitions. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Dannie Peng ·

    Beijing issues ecological report to solidify South China Sea claims amid US row

    China has published ecological assessment reports on nine disputed South China Sea features, amid an escalating row with Washington over Beijing’s establishment of a “national nature reserve” in the contested waters. On Friday, the Ministry of Natural Resources’ South China Sea B…

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