Masinloc, Zambales: A Chinese official on Saturday said Beijing would extend assistance to Filipino fishermen displaced by China’s takeover of the resource-rich Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in 2012.

In a dialogue at the regional office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Liu Shin Chong, Fisheries of China assistant director, promised to provide modern technology, equipment and facilities to fishermen to give them an alternative source of income.

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