Lyneham Lad
17th Feb 2016, 16:41
Whilst everyone's gaze is transfixed by Syria and the potential for catastrophe, China has been busy elsewhere...
Tensions in region could rise after satellite images appear to show two batteries of missile launchers and radar system on Woody Island. China has deployed surface-to-air missile launchers on an island in the South China Sea, satellite images appear to show, dramatically upping the stakes in a territorial dispute involving the US and its regional allies.
Tensions in the South China Sea, a vital shipping route, could rise after two batteries of eight missile launchers and a radar system were deployed to Woody Island in the past week, according to images taken by the private company ImageSat International.
The images were first published by Fox News. The Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, did not deny that missile launchers had been installed but said the reports were an attempt by certain western media to create news stories.
Full article in the Graudian. (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/17/china-places-missiles-woody-south-china-sea-islands)
Tensions in region could rise after satellite images appear to show two batteries of missile launchers and radar system on Woody Island. China has deployed surface-to-air missile launchers on an island in the South China Sea, satellite images appear to show, dramatically upping the stakes in a territorial dispute involving the US and its regional allies.
Tensions in the South China Sea, a vital shipping route, could rise after two batteries of eight missile launchers and a radar system were deployed to Woody Island in the past week, according to images taken by the private company ImageSat International.
The images were first published by Fox News. The Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, did not deny that missile launchers had been installed but said the reports were an attempt by certain western media to create news stories.
Full article in the Graudian. (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/17/china-places-missiles-woody-south-china-sea-islands)