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dc.contributor.authorFlores, Helen
dc.contributor.authorSapnu, Ric
dc.contributor.authorRonda, Rainier Allan
dc.contributor.authorLaude, Jaime
dc.coverage.spatialChinaen
dc.coverage.spatialSouth China Seaen
dc.coverage.spatialPhilippinesen
dc.coverage.spatialManilaen
dc.coverage.spatialFiery Crossen
dc.coverage.spatialKagitingan Reefen
dc.coverage.spatialZamoraen
dc.coverage.spatialSubi Reefen
dc.coverage.spatialPanganiban Reefen
dc.coverage.spatialMischief Reefen
dc.coverage.spatialParacel Islanden
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-29T05:30:16Z
dc.date.available2018-10-29T05:30:16Z
dc.date.issued2016-03-30
dc.identifier.citationLaude, J., Flores, H., Sapnu, R., & Ronda, R. A. (2016, March 30). China's airfields on Spratlys meant for fighter jets - US. The Philippine Star, p. 2.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/2589
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherPhilippine Star Printing Co., Inc.en
dc.relation.urihttp://beta.philstar.com/headlines/2016/03/29/1567562/chinas-airfields-spratlys-meant-fighter-jets-usen
dc.subjectartificial islandsen
dc.subjectmilitary operationsen
dc.subjectland reclamationen
dc.subjectnavigationen
dc.subjectinternational lawen
dc.subjectlaw of the seaen
dc.subjectterritorial watersen
dc.subjectdisputesen
dc.titleChina's airfields on Spratlys meant for fighter jets - USen
dc.typenewspaperArticleen
dc.citation.journalTitleThe Philippine Staren
dc.citation.spage2en
local.seafdecaqd.controlnumberPS20160330_2en
local.seafdecaqd.extractA senior US State Department official yesterday disputed China’s claims that the airstrips built on its artificial islands of the South China Sea were meant for flights for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. “The runways they’ve built are designed to accommodate strategic bombers, not cargo planes for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief,” Willet told a group of journalists in a teleconference from the US embassy in Manila. While it is true that other claimant countries have deployed military personnel and weapons on their outposts, Willet said, these are small compared to what China has been doing for the last two years.en
local.subject.personalNameWillet, Colin


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