Japan on Monday raised concern over the extensive maritime damage in waters frequented by Chinese militia vessels in the West
Philippine Sea, but China quickly shot back by denouncing Tokyo’s release of contaminated water from its Fukushima nuclear plant.
He was referring to a report from the Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Command, which said it suspected Chinese boats were behind the extensive damage done to the corrals in the West Philippine Sea.Agreeing that “oceans are indeed the lifeblood of our planet,” the Chinese Embassy urged Japan to “stop the release of contaminated water from Fukushima.”
“The PCG fully supports and confirms the report released by the Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Command , exposing the severe damage inflicted upon the marine environment and coral reef in the seabed of Rozul Reef and Escoda Shoal,” Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesman, said. “The presence of crushed corals strongly suggests a potential act of dumping, possibly involving the same dead corals that were previously processed and cleaned before being returned to the seabed,” he added.
The group’s vice chairman for Luzon, Bobby Roldan, said it could take 20 years for a coral reef to recover.
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