Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to ban fishing in disputed Scarborough Shoal with support from China

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, with the support of China's Xi Jinping, plans to issue an executive order banning fishing in part of the disputed Scarborough Shoal.


The lagoon in the shoal would be declared a "no-fishing zone," but fishing would be allowed in the deeper waters around the shoal, Philippine National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said Monday.

The two leaders met Sunday on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders' Meeting in Lima, Peru.

The Philippines and China have fought over the Scarborough Shoal for years. In 2012, China routinely harassed Filipinos fishing in the area, even though it is inside the 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone of the Philippines.
 [upi.com]
21/11/16
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