China builds SCS rescue, maritime station
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China has built permanent stations for its rescue and maritime forces on its artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea. Citing reports from state broadcaster China Central Television, South China Morning Post said that a new flying squadron and maritime rescue and administration staff will be stationed on the Fiery Cross, Subi, and Mischief reefs, Beijing’s three biggest man-made islands in the Spratlys. The SCMP said the Chinese move boosts a regular on-call rescue ship deployment into a permanent institutional presence that could greatly improve the coverage of the southern area of the South China Sea.
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Requejo, R. E. (2022, July 25). China builds SCS rescue, maritime station. Manila Standard, pp. A1, A2.
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