Overfishing has already depleted fish stocks in China, and now we’ve revealed how Chinese fishing vessels are taking advantage of weak regulations to fish illegally - and at the expense of local artisanal fishers in West Africa. 

If China wants to be a genuine friend of Africa, it should rein in these rogue companies’ behaviors that are damaging its reputation and evading local laws. And at the same time West African governments urgently need to strengthen governance and close loopholes that allow destructive and illegal fishing to take place.

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