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Zachary Keck, National Interest: China Is Gaining Control of the South China Sea (Thanks to North Korea)
With the United States laser-focused on the North Korean nuclear problem, China is cementing its control over the South China Sea.
Earlier this month, CSIS’s Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI)—which closely tracks China’s island-building campaign using satellite imagery—reported that 2017 has been a productive year for Beijing. After completing most of its dredging work to create the artificial islands in previous years, China has turned its attention to transforming these into operational military outposts. As AMTI observed, “Beijing remains committed to advancing the next phase of its build-up—construction of the infrastructure necessary for fully-functioning air and naval bases on the larger outposts.” To this end, China used 2017 to build everything “from underground storage areas and administrative buildings to large radar and sensor arrays.”
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WNU Editor: The Chinese have definitely been methodical in their approach on establishing control of the South China Sea. The key question that still remains unanswered is when will the Chinese start enforcing their claims to the entire region instead of the areas around their reclaimed islands.
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