TY - BOOK AU - HARDY James TI - China building island in South China Sea PY - 2014/// KW - CHINA KW - SPRATLY ISLANDS KW - SOUTH CHINA SEA KW - TERRITORIAL DISPUTES N2 - 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 ER -