Chinese dredging vessels said to be reclaiming land around Fiery Cross Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands, in a May 21, 2015 photo. The Philippines is backing a U.S. plan to test China's disputed claims in the South China Sea. Reuters
Inquisitr: South China Sea Offers 209 More Land Features China Can Build On In 18 Months
On Saturday, October 10, 2015, Newsweek reported that a senior Chinese military official requesting anonymity, disclosed what China is capable of in the South China Sea. She made the following assertion.
“There are 209 land features still unoccupied in the South China Sea and we could seize them all. And we could build on them in 18 months.”
According to The Wall Street Journal, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced during his visit to Washington on September 22, that Beijing has no intention of militarizing the islands. He made the commitment at a news conference with President Barack Obama at the White House, but did not elaborate on the direction of China’s current activities in the South China Sea.
WNU Editor: China will not build installations on 209 islands .... they are just saying that they have options to escalate this territorial dispute.
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