Chinese Shark-Fishing Fleet Off Ecuador Fuels Superpower Tension

摘要

It's a World Heritage Site whose unique wildlife helped Charles Darwin to devise his theory of evolution. Now the waters surrounding the Galapagos Islands, an archipelago some 900 kilometers (560 miles) off the Pacific coast of Ecuador, have become the latest point of friction between the world's two superpowers. The appearance of hundreds of Chinese fishing vessels near the borders of the protected nature reserve prompted a rebuke from U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo. China's government said it's being smeared by U.S. politicians trying to "sow discord".