The Philippines has accused China of the “deliberate use of cyanide” to poison the waters of shoals near the disputed South China Sea after tests confirmed the presence of the highly toxic substance found in bottles seized from Chinese vessels.
The Philippines’ National Security Council, which is the principal forum for considering national security and foreign policy matters, said on Tuesday the laboratory analysis of bottles seized from Chinese fishing vessels last year from the Ayungin shoal of the South China Sea showed they contained cyanide.
