Claim: A Chinese association, in an apology sent to the Department of Foreign Affairs  on the June 9 incident where a Chinese vessel sunk a Philippine fishing boat, is wrong in saying Reed Bank, locally known as Recto Bank, is part of the Nansha Island Group.
Fact-check: VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Apology from Chinese association falsely claims Recto Bank is China territory
Verdict: a chinese association, in an apology sent to the department of foreign affairs  on the june 9 incident where a chinese vessel sunk a philippine fishing boat, is wrong in saying reed bank, locally known as recto bank, is part of the nansha island group.
Organisation: VERA Files
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2019-08-28T20:51:00