Tag: South China Sea

The USS Chancellorsville (CG-62), an upgraded guided missile cruiser, has reportedly transited the waters of the Spratley Islands, a group of artificial and natural reefs fortified by the People's Liberation Army of China. Chinese state-owned media made this statement: "Southern Theater spokesperson Tian Junli Air Force Colonel said that on...

China has finished the construction of an unmanned oil drilling platform within the Enping Oilfield in the South China Sea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqA9SjKbt7g According to the Chinese state-run CGTN, the platform, named EP10-2, is smaller, cheaper and easier to maintain, further “enabling oil companies to drill fields that are not cost-effective enough for...