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China building artificial islands in the South China Sea

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John Aquilino
John Aquilino

“I think over the past 20 years we've witnessed the largest military buildup since World War II by the PRC [People's Republic of China]. They have advanced all their capabilities and that buildup of weaponization is destabilizing to the region. The function of those islands [Mischief Reef, Subi Reef, Fiery Cross Reef] is to expand the offensive capability of the PRC beyond their continental shores. They can fly fighters, bombers plus all those offensive capabilities of missile systems.”

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Admiral in the United States Navy, serving as the commander of the United States Pacific Fleet since May 17, 2018
21 Mar 2022 (approx) 12 4
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Collin Koh
Collin Koh

“With the progress China made in fortifying its artificial islands in the South China Sea, it will be impossible to even envisage that it would willingly relinquish those possessions within the Philippines' EEZ [exclusive economic zone]. There's no way to reverse the fait accompli short of evicting the Chinese from those artificial outposts by use of force, which would mean war.”

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Research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
12 Jul 2021 4 5
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Simularity

“The volume of changes is significant, and may indicate the early phases of major construction on Subi Reef. Changes in the areas noted are mostly land-related reshaping or reconfiguration. The areas of loose, white, bulk material are probably sand.”

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15-page report released by the company
25 Mar 2021 2 3
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Wilbur Ross
Wilbur Ross

“The United States, China’s neighbors, and the international community have rebuked the CCP’s sovereignty claims to the South China Sea and have condemned the building of artificial islands for the Chinese military. The entities designated today have played a significant role in China’s provocative construction of these artificial islands and must be held accountable.”

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US Secretary of Commerce
26 Aug 2020 3 5
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Mike Pompeo
Mike Pompeo

“We are making clear: Beijing’s claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful, as is its campaign of bullying to control them.”

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U.S. Secretary of State
13 Jul 2020 1 4
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Li-Shih Lu
Li-Shih Lu

“Both the Pratas and Taiping Island in the Spratly chain have lost their geostrategic importance since the mainland developed eight artificial islands [in the South China Sea]. Beijing has three 3,000-metre airstrips on its man-made islands nearby, and they can each accommodate all kinds of [military and civilian] aircraft.”

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Former instructor at Taiwan’s Naval Academy in Kaohsiung
24 May 2020 (approx) 2 4
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Mike Pompeo
Mike Pompeo

“As an island nation, the Philippines depends on free and unobstructed access to the seas. China's island-building and military activities in the South China Sea threaten your sovereignty, security, and therefore economic livelihood, as well as that of the United States. As the South China Sea is part of the Pacific, any armed attack on Philippine forces, aircraft, or public vessels in the South China Sea will trigger mutual defense obligations under Article 4 of our Mutual Defense Treaty.”

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U.S. Secretary of State
01 Mar 2019 3 5
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Brahma Chellaney
Brahma Chellaney

“The Doklam affair [military standoff occurred between China and India as China attempted to extend a road on the Doklam plateau southwards] illustrated China's proclivity to miscalculate and overreach. India's refusal to bend while talking peace offers China's other neighbours an example of how to manage Chinese coercion. Doklam also raises a broader question: Had the US stood up to China in the South China Sea, would the seven artificial and now-militarised islands have been created? It is China's success in altering the status quo there - without incurring any international costs - that has emboldened its territorial revisionism in the East China Sea and the Himalayas.”

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New Delhi-based geostrategist and author
01 Sep 2017 4 6
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