Sansha, part of Hainan province, was established on Woody Island by the Chinese government in 2012. Photo: Handout
Beijing plans ‘strategic service and logistics base’ on Woody Island, two islets in South China Sea
- Sansha city says it held a meeting on the development which would follow though on a central government directive
- It came after US challenge in the region and criticism of ‘China’s illegal island-building in international waterways’
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Sansha, part of Hainan province, was established on Woody Island by the Chinese government in 2012. Photo: Handout
