MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has jailed 11 Chinese fishermen caught with endangered sea turtles off a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, officials said on Saturday, rejecting demands from China to free the men.
China has claims on the South China Sea, an area rich in energy deposits and an important passageway traversed each year by $5 trillion (3 trillion pounds) worth of ship-borne goods. Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam also have claims on the area.
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