![]() Gun and missile towers were revealed by satellite photos as Fiery Cross Reef underwent construction. ![]() ![]() Instead, the report highlights the arrival last year of a ‘rescue ships’ at the facility to take up responsibility for emergency response operations in the area. There is also a lighthouse and a hospital.Īccording to the Asia Maritime Transperancy Initiative (AMTI), Fiery Cross Reef also has extensive military radar and communications equipment.Ĭhina offers no explanation for the presence of numerous fortifications, gun and missile emplacements, hardened aircraft hangars and a military grade runway and port. WARNING: Australia’s ‘sleepwalking into war’, ex admiral saysīeijing says the Fiery Cross supports a weather observatory, ocean and hydrology monitoring stations and environmental restoration facilities. It’s the third largest of China’s artificial island fortresses. “The centre will offer better support to maritime rescue operations in the southern part of the South China Sea,” Xinhua quotes the ministry as saying.Ĭompleted last year, the island now holds more than 100 buildings. The reef is disputed territory, also being claimed by the Philippines. Now, Beijing’s state media mouthpiece Xinhua says China’s Ministry of Transport has officially opened a ‘maritime rescue centre’ on Fiery Cross Reef. A Chinese state media image released early last year of the completed Fiery Cross Reef artificial island fortress.Įarly last year, Chinese state media circulated images of the completed 2.8km square island fortress for the first time after the completion of its land-reclamation and construction works. ![]()
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