China has put on its menu thousands of hectares of mineral-rich land in the Philippines to feed its appetite for metals but with barely a regard for the environment or for Philippine laws, according to a report by...Pacific Strategies and Assessments...titled “Exploitive Chinese Mining in the Philippines”...“...[T]here is substantial evidence of unaccountability, misconduct and corruption in many Chinese mining deals,” the report said...[T]he entry of Chinese firms exposes the Philippines to irresponsible mining practices that don’t deliver correct compensation for environmental damage and value of minerals extracted from devastated mining areas. “Chinese mining companies have a reputation for poor adherence to environment standards...” said the report...[refers to Zijin, Wei-Wei Group, Jiangxi Rare Earth and Rare Metals Tungsten Group]