''China’s South China Sea moves: part of a bigger gameplan?''

From Russia & India Report

''A series of recent moves shows that China is upping the ante with regards to its claims in the South China Sea. Earlier this week, China announced the deployment of a permanent military presence in the South China Sea in Sansha City, raising the hackles of many other countries which have claims in the region. Sansha City was established on Yongxing Island(Woody Island) in the southernmost Chinese province of Hainan. The Yongxing Island forms a part of the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea.''

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