(From AP) China has reclaimed more than 3,200 acres of land in the southeastern South China Sea.
But the country’s focus has shifted to developing and weaponizing those man-made islands so it will have greater control over the maritime region without resorting to armed conflict, according to a new Pentagon report.
In its most detailed assessment to date of China’s island-building program, the Defense Department said three of the land features in the Spratly Islands…
Source: China reclaims, weaponizes 3,200 acres in S China Sea: Pentagon – Asia Times