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Satellite view of a large artificial island with port, runway, and seawalls at Antelope Reef in the South China Sea.

China Bolsters South China Sea Claim with Massive New Artificial Island

China has dramatically expanded its presence in the South China Sea, rapidly transforming a submerged shoal into a massive 3.7-mile-long artificial island, complete with a deep-water port and the makings of a military-grade runway. The astonishing reclamation project, fueled by over a million tons of dredged sand, has been nearly completed in under a year.

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