BEIJING: Beijing has completed a runway for military aircraft on an island in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) that is also claimed by Vietnam, state-run media reported.

The newly built facility stretches across Woody Island, part of the Paracel chain, China’s Xinhua news agency said late Tuesday.

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