China publishes first survey report of disputed South China Sea's Sabina Shoal

Philippine flag flutters from BRP Sierra Madre, a dilapidated Philippine Navy ship that has been aground since 1999 and became a Philippine military detachment on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea.

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Beijing: China's natural resource ministry on Friday released its first survey report of the South China Sea's disputed Sabina Shoal in which it accuses the Philippine's coast guard of littering and disputes the Philippine's claims of damage to its coral reefs.

The report stated that "the Philippines' fabricated remarks have no scientific or factual basis" and maintained that "China has indisputable sovereignty" over the disputed waterway.