Posted on 07/13/2016 4:25:22 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
Taking off from Haikou in Hainan province, the flight takes almost two hours to reach its destination. At the same time, another China Southern flight made a successful landing at the newly built airfield on Meiji Reef.
The airspace above South China Sea is one of the busiest in the world. These two airfields will largely improve air traffic services in the South China Sea and provide more public services including aviation Meteorology, emergency landing, disaster relief, environmental protection and scientific research.
Including the airport on Yongshu Reef which went into service in January, China now has three operational airports in the Nansha Islands. In addition to the airports, four lighthouses have been built on the Huayang, Chigua, Zhubi and Yongshu Reefs. Meanwhile, construction of a fifth on the Meiji Reef is nearing completion.
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It is what happens when the free world has NO LEADERSHIP or strength to project. In your face America.
This is a problem that should have been taken care of 20 years go with active military and logistic support to the SEAsian nations. It will now be impossible without all out war to get China to retreat. The best thing we can hope for is super typhoon to swamp them.
Exactly as Mr. Trump says:
Our friends don’t trust us, and our enemies don’t fear us.
But, but 20 years ago, the Cold War had ended and we were enjoying the "peace dividend" by investing in social butter projects over guns. There was no threat to challenge the only super power that was left standing. Just ask William Jefferson Clinton." (sarcasm)
How handy, now you can go stand on a reef in the middle of nowhere faster!
One good Typhoon will take care of that sea level real estate venture.
And claim 200 mile EEZ around them.
A reef with an ocean of oil underneath it....
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