Duterte tells China: Stop fishing in shoal

By LLANESCA T. PANTI, TMT

Oct 24, 2016 12:37 am

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte bared on Sunday he asked the Chinese to stay away from the rich fishing grounds of Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea during his state visit in Beijing last week.

In response, Chinese officials said they had asked their fishermen to leave the contested area, he said.

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