Special to WorldTribune.com The United States voiced its objection to China’s use of a military plane to land on a South China Sea man-made island in what Beijing claimed was a mission to evacuate three severely ill construction workers. “We’re aware that a Chinese military aircraft landed at Fiery Cross Reef on Sunday (April 17) […]
Special to WorldTribune.com China is bolstering its anti-submarine warfare capability by building a third airstrip on man-made islands and extending its reach in the South China Sea, according to Chinese and Western experts. A third airstrip in the Spratly archipelago would allow Beijing to extend the reach to more than 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) from […]
