Too many environmental organizations are betraying their ideals for the love of the yuan.

Scores of Chinese dredgers ground up the coral of semisubmerged reefs in the South China Sea over the past three years to build artificial islands that are now becoming military bases. The enormity of the destruction to marine biodiversity is unprecedented. The Chinese government has destroyed more than 5 square miles of coral reef in fishing grounds that help feed hundreds of millions of people, including Chinese.

https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/how-china-tamed-the-green-watchdogs-1496075092