MOSCOW: AS China finishes the construction of a landing strip for humanitarian purposes on its artificial island in the Spratlys in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), the US is fiercely accusing the country of militarization of the area.
A 3,000-foot Chinese airstrip on one of seven man-crafted islands in the Spratly Islands that is in the final stage of construction may be used in the future for conducting military operations, authors of a recent Pentagon report claimed.
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