FOLLOWING the Philippines’ efforts to mend ties with China, a Chinese academic and government adviser has disclosed that Filipino fishermen could soon be granted full access to the disputed Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal).

Wu Shicun, president of the National Institute for South China Sea Studies, said Beijing was considering a “wholesale” deal with the Philippines involving fishing rights in the shoal’s waters.

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