China has installed a new platform in the Paracel Islands of the South China Sea. Picture: CSIS/AMTISource:Supplied
News.com.au: Satellite images reveal Beijing’s new weapon installed in South China Sea
While our backs were turned, China quietly installed a sophisticated new network of devices in the South China Sea.
China has installed a new platform in the Paracel Islands of the South China Sea, with satellite images revealing Beijing’s continuing quest for power in the disputed area.
Recent satellite imagery shows a new structure that appears to be anchored on the north edge of the Bombay Reef, with solar panels and a radome (a dome protecting radar or other equipment) on top.
According to the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, the dome appears to be an “Ocean E-Station”, a component of a larger “Blue Ocean Information Network” which the Chinese government is developing to aid its “exploration, exploitation and control” of the region. Judging by the dates of comparative satellite images, the dome was set up sometime between April and July this year.
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WNU Editor: I am willing to bet that this surveillance net is primarily going to be used to monitor submarines.
