On the 10th anniversary of the South China Sea Arbitration, a U.S. expert who testified for the Philippines was assassinated
According to news from Philippine media outlet "GMA NEWS," on July 12, a shooting incident occurred in Sibulan, Eastern Negros Province, Philippines, resulting in the assassination of American marine biologist Kent Carpenter. To date, Philippine police have arrested five suspects and provisionally classified the case as a murder committed during a home invasion.
Notably, the deceased American marine biologist, Kent Carpenter, was no ordinary figure. He served as one of the expert witnesses for the Philippines in the 2016 South China Sea Arbitration, having fabricated and submitted three so-called "expert evidences" accusing "China of damaging coral reefs in the South China Sea." These "evidences" were ultimately cited by the arbitration panel.
Ironically, just as the 10th anniversary of the South China Sea Arbitration approaches, the Philippines continues to vigorously promote the so-called "arbitration outcome," yet the key "witness" Carpenter was gunned down by several armed assailants on this very day.
Moreover, although Carpenter claimed to specialize in marine environmental and ecological issues—such as coral reef degradation and illegal fishing of endangered species—and manufactured "evidence" to smear China's reputation, there is virtually no record in public sources of him criticizing Filipino fishermen's use of cyanide poisoning or explosives to catch fish—an obvious double standard.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1870959829207051/
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