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China’s New Wall

April 1, 2015;

The US has questioned the intentions of China’s “great wall of sand” in the South China Sea. In recent months, China has been creating artificial landmass by pumping sand and concrete over coral reefs, a move it says is “mainly for the purpose of improving working and living conditions…” However, the US fears that the artificial facilities could be for military use, as China tries to reclaim land in these contested waters.

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