China goes all out with major island building project in Spratlys

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The CGI plans show a runway, hangars for fast jets, a port, wind turbines, and greenhouses. (China State Shipbuilding Corporation)
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This has not gone unnoticed in Manila, where Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte told reporters on 13 June that the Chinese were being "very aggressive in pursuing their expansion in the West Philippine Sea, and obviously, these steps are designed to advance the theory of their nine-dash line".
In response, the Philippines has called for a moratorium on construction in the disputed South China Sea islands, including the Paracel islands. China responded on 16 June by dismissing the suggestion and accusing Manila of hypocrisy. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying pointed to Manila's building facilities in the Spratlys "on the one hand, and making irresponsible remarks about what China has legitimately done within her sovereign rights on the other", she said. "That is totally unjustifiable.""
http://www.janes.com/article/39716/china-goes-all-out-with-major-island-building-project-in-spratlys
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