Chinese Poachers Destroying Coral Reefs

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December 17, 2015

This picture taken on May 6, 2013, shows fishing vessels setting sail for the Spratly Islands, an archipelago disputed between China and other countries including Vietnam and the Philippines, from Danzhou, south China's Hainan province. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

China is already building artificial islands in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. Now Chinese fisherman are devastating coral reefs in those waters, in their search for valuable clams. Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with a reporter who has seen the damage they've inflicted.

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Guest

Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, Tokyo correspondent for the BBC. He tweets @wingcommander1.

This segment aired on December 17, 2015.

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