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China can shake off its arms and plant islands in the South China Sea, thanks to Japan.

After World War II, Chongzhi Bird Reef was taken over by the United States and administrative jurisdiction was transferred to Japan in 1968.

This coral atoll is located in the Philippine Sea in the western Pacific Ocean, with an area of only 7.8 square meters. During high tide, only two rocks are exposed from the sea surface. If it is not touched, it will be a reef.

According to the Potsdam Declaration, Japan has no right to develop this area. However, Japan has been coveting the 200 nautical mile territorial waters and resources around Chongzhi Bird Reef for a long time, hoping to take the opportunity to expand its territory.

So starting from 1987, Japan began to carry out hydraulic reclamation on the Bird Reef, throwing many iron anti wave blocks onto the reef and pouring a 50 meter diameter concrete breakwater.

Of course, China does not agree with Japan’s actions. In 2008, they sued Xiao Tian to the United Nations and were favored by the United States, resulting in China losing the lawsuit.

The story has just begun. What China wants is to lose the case – Kou Kexiang, I can also go! I just want to play Yang Mou with you.

Starting from December 2013, the first batch of land reclamation was carried out on Chigua Reef, Dongmen Reef, and Yongxing Island, and it was not completed until June of the following year.

Why is Chigua Reef the first one to “eat crabs”? The reason is that the innate conditions of Chigua Reef are too good, which is too suitable for experimental sand blowing and island filling!

The key is that the Chigua Reef area has stable winds and waves, and there are not many opportunities to encounter strong winds and huge waves. At low tide, the appearance of the reef can be seen, indicating that hydraulic reclamation is relatively easier.

The land reclamation project took approximately 7 months to complete, covering a land area of 0.1 square kilometers. Following closely behind are infrastructure projects, including photovoltaic power stations, helicopter landing pads, 50 meter high lighthouses, roads, and greenery.

After completion, Chigua Island has been completely transformed, forming an east-west correspondence with the Niujiaojiao Reef where our army is stationed, completing the actual control of the Jiuzhang Group Reef sea area.

In 2013, Dongmen Reef also launched island planting, located in the northeast of Jiuzhang Group Reef. The reef is 2 kilometers long from north to south and 1.9 kilometers wide from east to west.

Although it is a reef that never stands out, it is the eastern gateway of the Nine Chapters Reef and very important!

It was not until the completion of 0.08 square kilometers of island cultivation in 2015 that the garrison conditions at Dongmen Reef were completely improved.

The situation of Jiuzhang Reef is quite complex, far away from our motherland and close to Vietnam and the Philippines. If we do not strengthen our physical control, it is easy to lose them all.

In the past, our country was poor and the People’s Liberation Army had poor equipment, so we didn’t pay attention to this place. Vietnam took the opportunity to occupy Jinghong Island, Ranqing Sandbar, Guihao Reef, Qiong Reef, etc. Among them, Jinghong Island has a relatively complete infrastructure construction, which is also a relatively large island.

Don’t worry, everyone. If your neighbor invades the corner of your house, you know how to deal with him. Do you think China is a reckless man lacking strategy?

Believe in the country. As the country’s strength gradually becomes stronger, when the time comes, it will gradually retrieve those islands and reefs that have been lost overseas.

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Starting from January 2014, the second batch of reclaimed reefs includes Yongshu Reef, Nanxun Reef, Meiji Reef, and Huayang Reef.

Yongshu Reef is actually the Huluwa Seven Brothers, consisting of several relatively independent sub reefs that have been transformed into islands through hydraulic reclamation. The entire reef area is frighteningly large, covering 108 square kilometers.

In 1988, according to the requirements of the United Nations, China built an ocean observation station on Yongshu Reef. Fortunately, it was early. By 2015, China had accumulated more than 5 million observation data in the waters of the the Nansha Islands, which were previously recorded in ancient books and historical records, and now based on scientific research. To put the facts into perspective, the the Nansha Islands are China’s.

After land reclamation, the permanent land area of Yongshu Island has expanded to 2.8 square kilometers, becoming a material distribution center in the Nansha region. It cooperates with airports on Meiji Island and Subi Island, and has a 3-kilometer runway that can take off and land any large aircraft.

The island has also built hospitals, stadiums, deep-water docks, air defense radars, ground to air missiles and other infrastructure facilities. It is the three major military bases in the the Nansha Islands, and can also provide supplies and security for Chinese fishermen and commercial ships.

Nanxun Reef is located in the southeast of Zhubi Island, more than 78 kilometers apart, sandwiched between the Vietnamese occupied Daxian Reef and Hongxiu Island, about 39 kilometers apart.

The Nanxun Reef area is characterized by strong winds and high waves, sometimes up to 25 meters high. It is the most difficult living conditions among the islands and reefs in the South China Sea where our navy is stationed. It was not until November 2014 that we finally reclaimed 0.18 square kilometers of land, repaired the dock, and greatly improved the conditions for our stationed troops.

Meiji Reef, on the contrary, is a rare shelter in the nearby waters and is actually a coral reef with abundant fishery resources. It was only recovered in 1994 and stationed in a stilted house; In December 2012, China built a village on a reef, where 53 fishermen made it their home but could only live on boats.

Since the start of land reclamation in January 2014, the land area has expanded to 5.66 square kilometers. There is a lighthouse on the south side and a 2700 meter long runway in the northwest. The buildings are mainly concentrated in the northwest of Meiji Island, where the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Island Reef Comprehensive Research Center is located.

Huayang Reef can be seen as the flank of Yongshu Island and a pivot for maintaining the safety of the South China Sea waterway.

Starting from January 2015, the Zhubi Jiaopan hydraulic reclamation project was launched, accidentally planting it as the second largest island in Nansha.

The decision to turn Zhubi Reef into a giant ‘unsinkable aircraft carrier’ is very wise! Because Zhubi Island is one of the first front lines directly facing the Philippines, it can provide long-range firepower support for frontiers such as Niujiao Reef, Nanxun Reef, Yongshu Reef, and Meiji Reef.

Zhubi Island is only 23 kilometers away from Zhongye Reef, which is occupied by the Philippines.

Zhubi Reef was recovered from Vietnam and has been stationed since the 1980s, relying on stilted houses and a concrete bunker to resist attacks from neighboring countries. This shows that the confrontation was also fierce at that time.

After completing the island planting in June of that year, it took three months to build an airport runway with a length of over 3000 meters, and then stack various defensive weapons on the island.

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What’s going on? Pandas don’t talk about martial arts. Filling the island with sand is like playing around. Who has ever seen a swarm of people getting on a horse? Who opposes it? What’s the point of opposing it?

It’s broken! Only then did the US and Japan understand that they had fallen into the trap of pandas.

After China reclaimed the Zhubi Islands and reefs into the second largest island in the South China Sea, the United States could no longer sit still and began to find ways to obstruct it.

But it’s all too late!

China has been working hard for ten years and has completed a sophisticated strategy in the South China Sea, with all necessary facilities arranged.

With these artificial islands, not only has Sansha City been established, but multiple large military bases and fishery support bases have also been established, which can complement each other and block the South China Sea.

More importantly, it has permanently advanced China’s naval power southward by over 1000 kilometers! Capable of quickly responding to unexpected events.

As of June 2015, China has successively carried out land reclamation construction on islands and reefs in the South China Sea, including Nanxun Reef, Chigua Reef, Huayang Reef, Dongmen Reef, Yongshu Reef, Zhubi Reef, and Meiji Reef.

Next, you can play games with Southeast Asian countries and the United States to your heart’s content.