China pursuing huge South China Sea land reclamation: US

China pursuing huge South China Sea land reclamation: US
Washington (AFP) May 8, 2015 - China has dramatically ramped up its land reclamation efforts in the South China Sea this year, building artificial islands at an unprecedented pace to bolster its territorial claims in the disputed area, US officials said Friday. The rapid construction of artificial islands in the strategic waters comes to 2,000 acres (800 hectares), with 75 percent of the total in the last five months, off ... morehttp://www.spacewar.com/reports/China_pursuing_huge_South_China_Sea_land_reclamation_US_999.html

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