Anonymous ID: 78ef42 April 2, 2021, 8:39 p.m. No.13350760   🗄️.is 🔗kun

The US wants to take on China over illegal fishing in the South China Sea. Why is Asean wary?

 

Resty Woro Yuniar

Published: 10:15am, 20 Nov, 2020

 

Analysts say countries in the region welcome the move, but do not want militarised law enforcement that could spark bigger clashes in the disputed waterway.

 

China is the top perpetrator of illegal fishing, a sector the UN estimates is worth US$23.5 billion globally.

 

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3110579/us-wants-take-china-over-illegal-fishing-south-china-sea-why