China is ‘weaponizing’ its 3,200 acres of man-made islands in the South China Sea, says the Pentagon as tensions ratchet up in high stakes ocean dispute
China’s focus has now shifted to weaponize the Spratly, Paracels islands
Their hope is to enhance their long term presence in the South China Sea
A Pentagon report has stated China will not gain any new territorial rights
China has also increasingly tried to assert sovereignty over East China Sea
DailyMail.com
13 May 2016
China is planning to ‘weaponize’ the man-made islands it has formed in the disputed South China Sea, a Pentagon report claims.
The Communist country has now claimed 3,200 acres of land in the contested region which the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan all claim as theirs.
The Defense Department said three of the man-made landmasses in the Spratly Islands now hold 10,000-foot-long runways, large harbors and even intelligence facilities.
China’s rapid expansion in the area will not give the country any territorial rights and only represents its attempt to aggressively reclaim the region, the report added.
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