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Images Show What Appears To Be 3rd Airstrip In S. China Sea

September 15 2015

China

China is apparently building a third airstrip in disputed waters in the South China Sea, according to satellite images analyzed by a U.S. think tank, reports CNN.

Images taken on Sept. 8 show that China reclaimed a rectangle of land on Mischief Reef about 3,000 meters (3,280 yards) long, said Greg Poling, the director of the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Strategic and International Studies' (CSIS) Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative.

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