Aerial photos show China's artificially constructed islands in disputed waters

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China has been flexing its muscle in the South China Sea region that it claims as its own. Apart from deploying its navy and aircraft, it has also begun arming existing islands in the region and building up artificial ones to meet its strategic requirement. Photographer Ezra Acayan flew close to these structures to learn more about what was happening on the ground, The Drive reported.

Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines are a few countries that have made territorial claims in the region, and China is now displaying its dominance by building artificial islands and arming up areas that lie in these contested waters.

According to The Drive's report, China has built outposts at multiple locations in the region, namely at Caurteron Reef, Johnson Reef, Hughes Reef, Gaven Reef, the north and south regions of Mischief Reef, as well as Subi Reef, and Fiery Cross Reef. There are also other outposts in the region that do not belong to China.

However, as the images show, the construction on these islands is nothing like a military barrack and a few armaments. Multi-story buildings and full-length airstrips dot these islands, boasting large storage capacities that could be put to use in case of escalation in the area.

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[bionic 50,111]

More resources than sense

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17 minutes ago, bionic said:

More resources than sense

But this is actually indeed clever.

They create islands so they will solidify their claims over the disputed waters at the expense of local countries. It's easier to claim islands with settlements instead of emptiness.

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I can't wait for China to lose their power