China criticizes the Philippines for considering taking Beijing to court over damage to the marine ecosystem in areas within Manila’s exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea.
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00:00 China criticizes the Philippines for considering taking Beijing to court over damage to the
00:05 marine ecosystem and areas within Manila's exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine
00:10 Sea.
00:11 In a briefing, China Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning says the Philippines' accusations,
00:16 quote, "have no factual basis."
00:18 China also urges the Philippines to, quote, "stop creating a political drama from fiction."
00:23 This comes after the Office of the Solicitor General said it is studying the option of
00:27 filing another complaint against China over the destruction of coral reefs within Philippine
00:32 territory.
00:34 The Armed Forces of the Philippines recently raised alarm over what it suspected to be
00:37 massive coral harvesting in Rosulu Reef in the West Philippine Sea.
00:42 Two days later, the Philippine Coast Guard backed that claim and released video from
00:45 underwater surveys of the area showing what it said were signs of exploitation and damage.
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