China's Antelope Reef Becomes a Major Militarized Island in the South China Sea
TL;DR
Satellite imagery shows China has transformed Antelope Reef into a 1,500-acre artificial island with a deep-water port and a 10,000-foot runway, completing the first phase of construction and expanding PLA power projection in the South China Sea, according to AMTI and Reuters.
- China’s Massive New Artificial Island In The South China Sea Emerges, Primed For Militarization TWZ
- China completes first stage of work at disputed South China Sea reef, images show Reuters
- Is a New Chinese Runway Taking Flight at Antelope Reef? Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative
- A fishermen's shelter, refracted into a 'military threat' Global Times
- New images show breakneck pace of Beijing’s land grab in South China Sea The Telegraph
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