According to a new government report, China has “reasonably” expanded its islands in the disputed South China Sea. This year construction projects there including radar facilities covered about 290,000 square meters.
The number was broadly similar to one provided by a U.S. think tank earlier this month. Alarming its neighbors and Washington, China has conducted extensive land reclamation work on some of the islands and reefs it controls in the South China Sea, including building airports.