The Philippine government objects
The area spans 13 million hectares and is believed to be rich in biodiversity and marine resources.
"We object and do not recognise the Chinese names given to some undersea features in the Philippine Rise," said Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque in a statement.
The Philippine government has supposedly reached out to
"Per our Philippine embassy in
Philippines Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said his country would assign its own names to the undersea features of Benham Rise.
VNA