Satellite images raises tensions further in South China Sea

China foreign-ministry spokesman Geng Shuang

China foreign-ministry spokesman Geng Shuang Source: AAP

A United States research centre has released images it says prove China is heavily militarising its artificial islands in the South China Sea.


The images are causing concern in Australia as the rhetoric between the United States and China continues to worsen, raising the prospect of a maritime conflict in the Asia-Pacific.


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