South China Sea: images show alarming scale of Beijing’s secret military buildup


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express.co.uk ^ | Jan 22, 2021 | By JOHN VARGA 24:36 PM PST by RomanSoldier19 BEIJING continues to beef up its military capabilities in and around the South China Sea, as it seeks to assert its complete control over the disputed waters. Besides the new aircraft deployments, the Chinese military appears to be pushing ahead with the construction of a dry dock at its Yulin naval complex east of Sanya. The dimensions of the new dock would suggest that it will be capable of housing China's aircraft carriers as well as destroyer and cruiser fleets. The naval base is already...