China angry  Philippines opens new airstrip to bring in US aircraft to near South China Sea island
Channel: Scarlet Bruce
Date: 2020-07-19

China furious: Philippines opens new airstrip to get US airplane to approach South China Sea island 

THE PHILIPPINES has revealed plans to burn through £20million on building more structures on a contested island in the South China Sea in a move which will undoubtedly bring temper up in Beijing. 

Top guard authorities of the Philippines initiated Tuesday an established wharf that would let its boats moor on Pag-Asa (Thitu) Island, whose waters were amassed by over a hundred Chinese pontoons a year ago. 

The dock, otherwise called a "grounding incline," is the principal significant update of the Philippines in the 9 highlights it possesses in the West Philippine Sea, portions of which are additionally asserted by Beijing. 

The West Philippine Sea is the nation's select financial zone in the South China Sea. Pag-asa Island has Kalayaan town, a Palawan region that is home to a military station and a non military personnel network. It has a school, military sleeping enclosure, and a runway, among other framework.