China’s supreme court said it may jail people caught fishing illegally for up to a year, a measure that might include fishing areas that are currently in dispute with the Philippines

The announcement comes after an arbitration court at the Hague determined China has no rights to a 200 mile-radius exclusive fishing zone in areas around the Paracel and Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. China said it will exercise its judicial power over its territorial waters, without making mention of a geographical area, Reuters reported [...]