Beijing’s South China Sea coral conservation efforts are met with scepticism by critics who see a larger strategic purpose behind them. Photo: Xinhua Beijing’s South China Sea coral conservation efforts are met with scepticism by critics who see a larger strategic purpose behind them. Photo: Xinhua
Beijing’s South China Sea coral conservation efforts are met with scepticism by critics who see a larger strategic purpose behind them. Photo: Xinhua
South China Sea
China /  Diplomacy

Can Beijing bring the South China Sea’s ravaged coral reefs back to life?

  • Fishing and rival territorial claims could hamper efforts to restore damaged environment, experts say

Topic |   South China Sea
Liu ZhenTeddy Ng
Liu Zhen and Teddy Ng

Updated: 11:33pm, 21 Dec, 2019

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Beijing’s South China Sea coral conservation efforts are met with scepticism by critics who see a larger strategic purpose behind them. Photo: Xinhua Beijing’s South China Sea coral conservation efforts are met with scepticism by critics who see a larger strategic purpose behind them. Photo: Xinhua
Beijing’s South China Sea coral conservation efforts are met with scepticism by critics who see a larger strategic purpose behind them. Photo: Xinhua
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