China again lands planes on disputed island in South China Sea: Xinhua

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[Aepsilons]

我非常爱你！

 

[Dungeness]

Is China considering bringing along children and families to that island? I do not think any neighboring nations would attack that island if Chinese children and families are partially settling on that island.

I am not sure if China has any plan to allow private settlers. I just hope some of these islands will become tourist destinations in the future.

 

[xunzi]

We are so fortunate to have three important outpost and base to control our national water. One is in Hainan. A strategically vital to our base to keep a check on Hanoi. It is also a large land mass separating from the mainland. And just a few hundred miles away is the Woody Island. Now we got 7 major land mass deep in the SCS to project power in our national water. Basically our logistics got more lethal.

 

[Aepsilons]

I am not sure if China has any plan to allow private settlers. I just hope some of these islands will become tourist destinations in the future.

Probably it won't resort to settling civilians there, besides civilian employees.

 

[ahojunk]

Okay, I will add three more photos to this thread.

I think she is gorgeous and pretty.

All the flight attendants are beautiful!

Looking from the back - still slim and beautiful!

 

[Viet]

Is China considering bringing along children and families to that island? I do not think any neighboring nations would attack that island if Chinese children and families are partially settling on that island.

I don´t think it´s a good idea. such structures on sand won´t withstand the coming typhoon season.

 

[TaiShang]

I don´t think it´s a good idea. such structures on sand won´t withstand the coming typhoon season.

That's definitely a test of China's engineering. Judged by how successful China has been so far, I would argue, it is the only nation that is most likely to succeed. Besides, mistakes and shortcomings are always open to reformation and revision. It is a way of learning by doing.

 

[Viet]

That's definitely a test of China's engineering. Judged by how successful China has been so far, I would argue, it is the only nation that is most likely to success. Besides, mistakes and shortcomings are always open to reformation and revision. It is a way of learning by doing.

I mean serious man. bringing chinese civilians to an island isn´t a good idea. typhoon can bring death and destruction. I once lived in a coastal city and know how powerful typhoon can be. I once woke up in bed seeing the naked sky because the roof of our house flew away.

 

[TaiShang]

I mean serious man. bringing chinese civilians to an island isn´t a good idea. typhoon can bring death and destruction. I once lived in a coastal city and know how powerful typhoon can be. I once woke up in bed seeing the naked sky because the roof of our house flew away.

I agree with you that permanently locating civilians on those islands would be irrational and risky. To ensure safety for short-term visitors, weather conditions would have to be constantly monitored. Other than this, some bunkers or relief shelters would also be constructed. I think those islands will have the required weather observation and disaster relief capabilities.

 

[ahojunk]

I don´t think it´s a good idea. such structures on sand won´t withstand the coming typhoon season.

I mean serious man. bringing chinese civilians to an island isn´t a good idea. typhoon can bring death and destruction. I once lived in a coastal city and know how powerful typhoon can be. I once woke up in bed seeing the naked sky because the roof of our house flew away.

@Viet

Have you shared this advice with the Vietnamese government?

They have put civilians on a number of islands in the Spratlys, whose lives could be in great danger.

 

[Viet]

@Viet

Have you shared this advice with the Vietnamese government?

They have put civilians on a number of islands in the Spratlys, whose lives could be in great danger.

the government of vietnam needn´t my advice. when we build houses, they will last for 100 years. at least.
while chinese built houses, how long they will last: max 20 years as some reports how? cheap quality does not last long, you know. a typhoon will wash all of them away. I pity the poor souls.

 

[CCP]

the government of vietnam needn´t my advice. when we build houses, they will last for 100 years. at least.
while chinese built houses, how long they will last: max 20 years as some reports how? cheap quality does not last long, you know. a typhoon will wash all of them away. I pity the poor souls.

Then, how many of your houses reached 100 years now?

 

[dichoi]

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World protests against China’s test flights to disputed East Sea
VNA FRIDAY, JANUARY 08, 2016 - 16:39:00

Hanoi (VNA) – China’s landing of two civilian planes on an illegally-built runway in the Chu Thap (Fiery Cross) reef, in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago on January 6, has sparked protests in the region, and the world.

In a joint news conference with British Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond, in Manila on January 7, his Filipino counterpart Albert del Rosario, said such a move would be "unacceptable”, and expressed his worry that with the test flights, China was laying the groundwork for the declaration of an Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ), similar to the one it declared in the East China Sea, according to Reuters.

Hammond, for his part, urged rival governments to avoid provocative steps and affirmed that freedom of navigation and overflight in the East Sea is non-negotiable.

The UK will continue to assert its right to sail in the area, he said.

Following China’s first test flight to the reef on January 2, Japanese Foreign Minister, Fumio Kishida, expressed his grave concern about China's act, which he said, is a unilateral change of the status quo in the region and an attempt to make Beijing's massive and fast-paced land reclamation work in the disputed seas a “fait accompli”.

Japan cannot accept this act which is escalating tensions in the region, and is a concern shared by the international community, Kishida said. "Japan will continue to cooperate with other countries concerned with protecting the freedom of the seas."

On January 4, the US declared that flight operations at this new airfield in a disputed area raises tensions and threatens regional stability, and worries that Beijing plans to use them for military purposes, even though China says it has no hostile intent.

On January 7, Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, Le Hai Binh, said China’s action is a violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty, a threat to peace and stability in the region, as well as maritime and aviation security, safety, and freedom in the East Sea.

Vietnam resolutely asks China to immediately stop similar actions that violate Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Truong Sa archipelago, respect relevant international law, and refrain from escalating and complicating the dispute, Binh said.

Vietnam will firmly safeguard its sovereignty, sovereign and jurisdictional rights in the East Sea by peaceful means, in accordance with the United Nations Charter and international law, he added.-VNA

 

[beijingwalker]

The ultimate construction plan for this very island