(ImageSat International, www.imagesatintl.com)
FOX News: Chinese fighter jets seen on contested South China Sea island, evidence of Beijing's latest bold move
The Chinese military has deployed new fighter jets to a contested island in the South China Sea and bolstered their advanced surface-to-air missile system on the island, new satellite imagery provided exclusively to Fox News shows. The move is expected to escalate tensions in the region days before Defense Secretary Ash Carter visits the Philippines, where China’s recent provocative actions in the region are expected to be a point of discussion.
Satellite imagery from ImageSat International (ISI) taken on April 7 and authenticated by U.S. defense officials Tuesday show two Chinese Shenyang J-11 fighter jets on Woody Island. The Chinese J-11s, known as “Flankers” by the Pentagon first entered service in 1998. They are a modified version of the Russian Sukhoi Su-27, comparable to a U.S. Air Force F-15 or Navy F/A-18 Hornet.
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WNU Editor: In the meantime, China is telling the G7 that the South China Sea dispute should not concern them .... South China Sea: Beijing tells G7 foreign ministers to keep out of territorial dispute (The Guardian).
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