Cuarteron Reef
Disputed reef | |
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Other names | 華陽礁/华阳礁 Huáyáng Jiāo (Chinese) Bahura ng Calderon (Filipino) Calderon Reef (Philippine English) Đá Châu Viên (Vietnamese) Terumbu Kalderon (Malay) |
Geography | |
Location | South China Sea |
Coordinates | 8°51′50″N 112°49′40″E / 8.86389°N 112.82778°E |
Archipelago | Spratly Islands |
Administration | |
Province | Hainan |
City | Sansha |
Claimed by | |
Cuarteron Reef, also known as Calderon Reef (
Geographical features
On 12 July 2016, the tribunal of the
Chinese construction projects
Prior to 2016, Carteron reef had a supply platform and a reef fortress. In 2015 the Philippine government released what it claimed were photos of a six-story facility being built by the Chinese government on the reef.[3] Also in 2015, China completed the construction of a 50 metres (160 ft) high[4] lighthouse on the reef.[5][6] By late 2015, China had expanded the reef's usable area to 23 hectares (57 acres),[7] reportedly including in the process two helicopter pads, and possibly gun, radar and missile emplacements.[8] As of 2016, China was reportedly building a high-power radar installation on the reef.[9]
In late 2016, photographs emerged which suggested that Cuarteron Reef has been armed with anti-aircraft weapons and a
See also
- Great wall of sand
- Nine-dash line
References
- ISBN 978-1-897643-18-1.
- ^ "Award" (PDF). PCA Case No 2013-19. Permanent Court of Arbitration. 12 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2016. p.259
- ^ "China expands construction work on reefs in dispute with the Philippines". The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ Lin, Ting-Hui. "China's Lighthouses in the Spratlys". The Diplomat. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "South China Sea: China completes construction of lighthouses on artificial island on Cuarteron Reef". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ "China ups the ante with lighthouses in S China Sea". Today. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Cuarteron reef tracker". Center for Strategic and International Studies. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ^ Page, Jeremy; Lubold, Gordon. "U.S. Bomber Flies Over Waters Claimed by China". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ Denyer, Simon (22 February 2016). "Satellite images show China may be building powerful radar on disputed islands". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ "China's New Spratly Island Defenses". Center for Strategic and International Studies. 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
- ^ "Cuarteron reef". Center for Strategic and International Studies. October 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
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