New Report From China Says Beijing’s South China Sea Military Bases ‘Are Vulnerable To Attack And Will Be Of Little Use In A War’

The Australian/The Times: Beijing’s island military bases in South China Sea are vulnerable to attack, report claims 

Military bases that China has built on artificial islands in the South China Sea are too small, too far from the mainland and vulnerable to attack, according to a magazine associated with the Chinese navy. 

Naval and Merchant Ships, published by a company that builds Chinese naval vessels, said the sites had a valuable role in asserting Beijing’s claim over the disputed Spratly Islands and in intelligence gathering and reconnaissance. 

But it pointed to weaknesses that could render them of little use in a conflict. 

"These artificial islands have unique advantages in safeguarding Chinese sovereignty and maintaining a military presence in the deep ocean, but they have natural disadvantages in self-defence,” the magazine said. 

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WNU Editor: The purpose of these island bases is to lay claim to the South China Sea, intelligence gathering and reconnaissance. 

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