![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/chilling-aerial-pics-reveal-chinas-massive-military-build-up-on-disputed-south-china-sea-islands-in-warning-to-the-west/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-spratly-islands-south-china-770940124.jpg&description=NEW incredibly detailed photos have revealed for the first time just how far China's militarisation has escalated in the flashpoint South China Sea. Chilling images show the massive sprawl of Chinese military operations on the man-made islands - which are armed to the teeth with deadly hardware including missile aircraft, flight hangars, and spy planes. 4 An airfield, buildings, and structures are seen on the artificial island built by China in Mischief Reef Credit: Getty 4 China has asserted its claim of ownership over the South China Sea by building artificial islands - and arming them to the teeth Credit: Getty Additional barracks and greenhouses have been constructed since photos were last seen of the islands in 2018 - along with an airport boasting a 3.1 km runway, according to The Telegraph. Nearby hangars are thought to be hosting military transport aircraft. Chinese President Xi Jinping formerly denied plans to militarise islands in the South China sea, but photos in 2018 showed China was building enormous military bases on the islands, with radar stations, communications towers, fast attack boats, and helipads. In 2017, China built a floating nuclear power plant to power the artificial islands it has been constructing in the South China Sea. "To improve the livelihood and work conditions of people living on the islands – and strengthen the necessary military defences of the South China Sea within China's sovereignty – China has rationally expanded the area of its islands and reefs,'' the regime announced in 2017. Clashes in the South China Sea have increased exponentially in the last decade. China seized a shoal from the Philippines in 2012, engaged in a tense standoff with Vietnam over oil in 2014, and had a three-way row with Malaysia and Vietnam over the deployment of a Malaysian drillship to the sea in 2019. The largest of the islands in the archipelago, Taiping Island, is currently controlled by Taiwan - which is at the centre of invasion plans being d){kind=link}
NEW incredibly detailed photos have revealed for the first time just how far China’s militarisation has escalated in the flashpoint South China Sea.
Chilling images show the massive sprawl of Chinese military operations on the man-made islands – which are armed to the teeth with deadly hardware including missile aircraft, flight hangars, and spy planes.
Additional barracks and greenhouses have been constructed since photos were last seen of the islands in 2018 – along with an airport boasting a 3.1 km runway, according to The Telegraph.
Nearby hangars are thought to be hosting military transport aircraft.
Chinese President Xi Jinping formerly denied plans to militarise islands in the South China sea, but photos in 2018 showed China was building enormous military bases on the islands, with radar stations, communications towers, fast attack boats, and helipads.