MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines defended its arrest of Chinese fishermen in waters disputed with China in the South China Sea as a move to enforce maritime law and "uphold sovereign rights".
The Philippines on Tuesday intercepted a Chinese fishing boat off Half Moon Shoal in the Spratly Islands and arrested 11 fishermen after they found 350 marine turtles, said to be endangered species.
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