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Chinese Military Expert Defends China's Missile Deployments in South China Sea

Chinese Military Expert Defends China's Missile Deployments in South China Sea

Desiree Sison   | Jan 05, 2017 04:58 AM EST

A Chinese military expert defended China's deployment of surface-to-air missiles in its controlled islands in the disputed South China Sea, saying the military move is "completely reasonable" in the wake of the US' powerful maritime presence in the region.

Beijing Won't Stop Ongoing Constructions on Philippine-Claimed Spratly Islands Despite Tribunal Ruling

Beijing Won't Stop Ongoing Constructions on Philippine-Claimed Spratly Islands Despite Tribunal Ruling

Desiree Sison   | Jul 20, 2016 07:28 AM EDT

A week after the Hague-based arbitral court ruled that China has no legal basis for its claims in the South China Sea, a high-ranking Chinese military official said on Tuesday that Beijing's ongoing constructions of facilities on islands and reefs in the Philippine-claimed Nansha Islands (Spratly Islands) would not be halted.

China Plans to Deploy Rescue Ship to the Spratly Islands

China Plans to Deploy Rescue Ship to Spratly Islands

Desiree Sison   | May 23, 2016 06:41 AM EDT

China will deploy a rescue ship to the disputed Nansha islands (also known as the Spratly group of Islands) in the South China Sea in the coming months to help distressed local and foreign ships as well as to respond to disasters at sea, the Ministry of Transport said.

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