China opens new lighthouse on contested South China Sea reef

China opens new lighthouse on contested South China Sea reef Beijing (AFP) April 6, 2016 - China has expanded its presence in the contested South China Sea by switching on a lighthouse atop a reconstructed reef also claimed by Vietnam and the Philippines, state media said. The 55-meter-high (180-foot) facility on Subi Reef in the Spratly chain contains technology to monitor passing ships, the official Xinhua news agency reported late Tuesday. China claims virtually all the Sou ... more

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