South China Sea Forum

[killmkys]

Do you know the names of these islands?

1-2:Qilian Yu (Seven connected islets)
3:Xi Shazhou (West shoal)
4:Bei Dao (North island)

 

[VNAF]

West London reef - Đá Tây island - Spratly island .
Vietnam is reclaiming land at Đá Tây island ( West London reef ).

 

[zhkf]

 

[fadine]

Amphitrite Group, Paracel Islands, Vietnam

Cornwallis South Reef, Spratly Islands, Vietnam

Do you know the names of these islands?

Amphitrite Group, Paracel Islands, Vietnam

 

[killmkys]

Mischief Reef

 

[Elkanah]

Curiously I see no sign of airfield on mischief island

 

[ahojunk]

Curiously I see no sign of airfield on mischief island

But there is a nice big lake to land the amphibious AG600 airplane.....

 

[ahojunk]

Recent picture (low resolution) of Yongshu Island, dated 12-Aug-2015:-

Recent picture of Johnson South and Collins, dated 11-Aug-2015:-

Recent picture of Collins dated 11-Aug-2015:-
Some construction activity here but not sure what it is.

 

[cirr]

A new round of land reclamation and construction is about to begin on the Xisha Islands（Paracel Islands），with the aim of populating all as yet uninhabitated islands and reefs：

三沙市加快在岛礁建设生态环保“五大站”-中新网

Our Vietnamese friends sure will like this very much。@ahojunk

 

[Elkanah]

Very nice China is a nation truly recovering from the brutal colonial history of European nations

 

[killmkys]

Dongmen Island (Hugh Island), 16-Aug-2015

 

[ahojunk]

@cirr

Besides the new round of reclamation and construction in Xisha Islands, China has announced the following.
This is a well plan multi-prong strategy.

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China patrols Sansha islands to strengthen ecology protection

Photos taken on Aug. 14, 2015 show a ship of Sansha law enforcement department leaving the port of Yongxing Island to patrol Yongle Islands in Sansha, south China's Hainan Province. The patrol team which is made up of more than 30 law enforcement staff and experts on ocean ecological protection, aims to strengthen protection of the ecology of Xisha Islands and surrounding waters. (Xinhua/Wei Hua)

 

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Dongmen Island (Hugh Island), 16-Aug-2015

 

[cirr]

More CCG vessels on their way

CCG 31239

CCG 31240

CCG 31241

all destined for the SCS。Or is it the ECS？

 

[ahojunk]

@cirr
More recent pictures of CCG. Enjoy!