![China accuses Philippines of harming ecosystems in shoal dispute](https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/07/Frog_fish_sits_on_a_coral_reef._South_China_Sea._Philippines.jpg)
China’s government released a report on Monday that claims a grounded Philippines warship at Second Thomas Shoal caused extensive damage to the shoal’s coral reef ecosystem. China claims a significant portion of the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines, including the Second Thomas Shoal. The report, authored by China’s Ministry of Natural Resources, claims that [...]