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**Pete** · 01-22-2015, 07:03

China's Island Factory

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/20...701/index.html

"The appearance of these new islands has happened suddenly and is a dramatic new move in a longstanding territorial struggle in the South China Sea.

At the beginning of this year, the Chinese presence in the Spratly Islands consisted of a handful of outposts, a collection of concrete blockhouses perched atop coral atolls.

Now it is building substantial new islands on five different reefs...."

Lots of territory they are interested in.

01-22-2015, 07:03	#1
Pete Quiet Professional Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fayetteville Posts: 13,080	China's Island Factory China's Island Factory http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/20...701/index.html "The appearance of these new islands has happened suddenly and is a dramatic new move in a longstanding territorial struggle in the South China Sea. At the beginning of this year, the Chinese presence in the Spratly Islands consisted of a handful of outposts, a collection of concrete blockhouses perched atop coral atolls. Now it is building substantial new islands on five different reefs...." Lots of territory they are interested in.
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