China is reported to have secretly
installed anti-ship cruise missile and surface-to-air weapon systems on
man-made islands in the South China Sea, boosting its military arsenal in the
hotly contested area.
The CNBC network said, citing anonymous sources, that the
missile systems were moved to the facilities, built on reefs near the Spratly
Islands west of the Philippines, within the past 30 days.
China lays claim to nearly all of the South China Sea, through
which about €4.75 trillion in trade passes every year, and it is in dispute
with most of its neighbours in the region, including Brunei, Malaysia,
the Philippines, Vietnam and self-ruled Taiwan, over the maritime
territory.
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