Dredging and landfill work creates 170 hectares of new land in Spratly Islands, which are also claimed by China and others
Photograph: Nhac Nguyen/AFP/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Nhac Nguyen/AFP/Getty ImagesVietnam has conducted a major expansion of dredging and landfill work at several of itsoutposts in the second half of this year, signalling an intent to significantly fortify its claims in the disputed waterway.
Washington’s Center for Strategic and International Studies has said on Wednesday the work in the Spratly Islands, which are also claimed by China and others, had created roughly 170 hectares of new land and brought the total areaBasing its findings on commercial satellite imagery, CSIS’s Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative said the effort included expanded landfill work at four features and new dredging at five others.
“The scale of the landfill work, while still falling far short of the more than 3,200 acres of land created by
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