A Philippines coastguard ship sails past a Chinese coastguard vessel near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. Photo: AFP
Beijing fills satellite gaps for close eye on disputed South China Sea
- Space programme contractor CASC’s annual blue book reports that remote sensing was enhanced in 2022 of all its claimed islands and waters
- Monitoring has also been improved over the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea, which are also the subject to competing claims
A Philippines coastguard ship sails past a Chinese coastguard vessel near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. Photo: AFP
