From Pekingology, July 1:
Vietnam's Massive Reclamation in the Spratly Islands
Satellite photos from South China Sea Probing Initiative (SCSPI) show Vietnam’s expansion and militarization of Spratly features.
The following article was first published yesterday Monday, June 30 by the South China Sea Probing Initiative (SCSPI), which describes itself as “an international research network and not affiliated with any institution, mainly funded by social donation and non-profit investment.” It is s perhaps the only China-based thinktank publicly and routinely utilizing satellite maps to deliver observations and analysis.
Its director is Hu Bo, research professor & director of the Center for Maritime Strategy Studies, Peking University.
The article includes multiple satellite photos to illusrate recent island-building by Vietnam in the South China Sea, which a Hawaii-based professor opined in Nikkei Asia last year that “Vietnam's land reclamation helps balance power in South China Sea” and “Hanoi's strategic moves offer hope against China's aggressive island building”....
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