China Deploying Weapons on Artificial Reefs, Think Tank Says
- Weapons systems designed to protect against missile attacks
- China has ignored ruling that South China Sea claims unlawful
The Gaven reef on Nov. 17, 2016.
Source: CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative / DigitalGlobeThis article is for subscribers only.
China appears to be deploying weapons systems on all seven of the reefs it has reclaimed in the South China Sea, according to photographs released by a Washington-based think tank.