China building island in South China Sea/ James Hardy

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: 2014Subject(s): In: Jane's Defence Weekly:Vol 51 Issue 21, 21 May 2014, p.5 (122)Summary: China is attempting to bolster its presence in the South China Sea by creating an artificial island on a reef in the disputed Spratly Islands. This article also includes satellite imagery provided by Airbus Defence and Space corroborates images released by the Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs that shows major land reclamation on Johnson South Reef, which is claimed by Manila as Mabini Reef, as Chigua Reef by China and Gac Ma by Vietnam.
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China is attempting to bolster its presence in the South China Sea by creating an artificial island on a reef in the disputed Spratly Islands. This article also includes satellite imagery provided by Airbus Defence and Space corroborates images released by the Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs that shows major land reclamation on Johnson South Reef, which is claimed by Manila as Mabini Reef, as Chigua Reef by China and Gac Ma by Vietnam.

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