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Beijing Warns of Security Threats in South China Sea

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China has announced stiff penalties for people caught illegally fishing in Chinese waters, including those it describes as its sovereign areas in the South China Sea. The country’s supreme court on Tuesday said fishermen illegally entering Chinese waters more than once in a year will be subject to fines and up to a year in jail. The court also laid out penalties for harvesting coral or giant clams. Last month, a United Nations-backed court in The Hague ruled that China had no claim to...

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