The philippines on thursday protested beijing's plan for a nature reserve on the disputed scarborough shoal, with a top official calling it a pretext for eventual occupation of the south china. The philippines “strongly protests” a newly approved chinese plan to create a nature preserve in scarborough shoal, a contested territory claimed by both countries in the south china sea. Manila, philippines — the philippines said on thursday, september 11, it would protest china’s plan to establish a nature reserve in scarborough shoal, a feature located within the philippines.
The department of foreign affairs (dfa) has formally lodged a diplomatic protest against china over its decision to establish a national nature reserve in bajo de masinloc, also known as scarborough shoal, a disputed maritime feature within the philippines’ exclusive economic zone (eez). In a message to reporters, dfa spokesperson angelica escalona. The philippines has protested a chinese plan to create a nature preserve on scarborough shoal, a contested reef in the south china sea, with a top official saying that it could create a pretext.
The philippines protested china’s plan to set up a “nature reserve” at scarborough, saying it violates international law as the shoal lies within its eez.