{"id":2486089,"date":"2025-09-13T04:25:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T08:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-china-wants-to-build-a-nature-reserve-in-the-south-china-sea\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T04:25:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T08:25:57","slug":"why-china-wants-to-build-a-nature-reserve-in-the-south-china-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-china-wants-to-build-a-nature-reserve-in-the-south-china-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Why China wants to build a nature reserve in the South China Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The article discusses China’s recently approved plan to establish a national nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal (called Huangyan Island by China), a highly contested area<\/a> in the South China Sea.The proposal covers over 3,500 hectares and has drawn condemnation from the Philippines and U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Rubio criticized China’s move as a destabilizing attempt to assert expansive territorial and maritime claims, which restrict Filipino fishermen from their conventional fishing grounds.<\/p>\n

Scarborough Shoal is disputed territory claimed<\/a> by China,the Philippines,and taiwan. The Philippines considers it part of its exclusive economic zone and has lodged a formal diplomatic protest against china’s “illegitimate and unlawful” actions. China rejects these protests. The region has seen military tensions, including recent collisions between Chinese and Philippine vessels and subsequent U.S. naval freedom of navigation operations.<\/p>\n

the article highlights the ongoing geopolitical friction in the South China Sea involving China’s territorial ambitions, the Philippines’ sovereignty claims, and U.S. strategic support for its ally amid a complex regional security surroundings.

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