Britain vowed to deploy aircraft carriers to challenge China's territorial claims

Britain has vowed to challenge China's territorial claims in the South China Sea with two new aircraft carriers to be sent to the area on a freedom of navigation mission.

An airstrip, structures and buildings on China's man-made Subi Reef in the Spratly chain of islands in the South China Sea are seen from a Philippine Air Force plane.

Source: AAP

Please see the Chinese report.


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