China building huge island large enough for landing strip, report says

China seems to be flexing its right smart military muscle, building a huge island that would host associate landing strip in a neighborhood of the South China ocean that has become a supply of regional tension over controversial territorial claims.

IHS Jane’s aforesaid satellite mental imagery it obtained showed that within the past 3 months Chinese dredges have created a land mass that's nearly the complete length of Fiery Cross Reef within the oppose Spratly Islands.

The leading defense publication rumored Th that the satellite footage conjointly showed the dredges square measure making a harbour east of the reef that may seem to be giant enough to receive tankers and major surface combatants.

The Spratly Islands square measure a group of islands, reefs and shoals between Vietnam and therefore the Philippines. Brunei, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam have all staked claims to the islands.
We urge China to prevent its land reclamation program, and interact in diplomatic initiatives to encourage all sides to restrain themselves in these types of activities,” Pool told the French news agency.