Posted on Sep 16, 2015
China is continuing to militarize the South China Sea despite promising to stop
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Despite claims in August that it would stop reclaiming land in the South China Sea, Beijing is continuing to pursue construction of man-made islands flush with military equipment.
Citing the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), The Washington Post reports that China is planning large-scale construction on the recently dredged Subi Reef and Mischief Reef, including a new airfield. The new airfield, when operational, would allow China to establish interlocking zones of air control over the region.
In addition to the airfield, China is also planning on equipping the recently dredged islands with anti-aircraft weapons and various naval vessels, Michael J. Green, a senior CSIS vice president, told the Post, citing Chinese officials. This combination of weapons would further solidify China's position within the region.
These developments, Green told the paper, would establish “overlapping air control over the South China Sea, and not just from one airfield but from three. ... [I]t won’t stop the U.S. policy of asserting freedom of navigation, but it makes it a lot more complicated operation.”
Read more:
http://www.businessinsider.com/china-is-continuing-to-militarize-the-south-china-sea-despite-promising-to-stop-2015-9
Citing the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), The Washington Post reports that China is planning large-scale construction on the recently dredged Subi Reef and Mischief Reef, including a new airfield. The new airfield, when operational, would allow China to establish interlocking zones of air control over the region.
In addition to the airfield, China is also planning on equipping the recently dredged islands with anti-aircraft weapons and various naval vessels, Michael J. Green, a senior CSIS vice president, told the Post, citing Chinese officials. This combination of weapons would further solidify China's position within the region.
These developments, Green told the paper, would establish “overlapping air control over the South China Sea, and not just from one airfield but from three. ... [I]t won’t stop the U.S. policy of asserting freedom of navigation, but it makes it a lot more complicated operation.”
Read more:
http://www.businessinsider.com/china-is-continuing-to-militarize-the-south-china-sea-despite-promising-to-stop-2015-9
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China has asserted ownership of nearly all of the South China Sea and is building at least seven artificial islands in the key waterway. U.S. officials say they do not take sides in territorial disputes. But they worry that China could use the new islands — at least one of which includes a military-grade runway and deepwater harbor — to assert control over air and sea navigation and have called on China to halt construction. What are your thoughts? Is China a threat to World Peace and the US?
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