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Yeshiva World News · Aug 19, 2026

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China has completed the first phase of construction on Antelope Reef in the disputed Paracel Islands, creating a nearly six-kilometer-long artificial island in the South China Sea, Reuters reports. Satellite imagery shows a helicopter pad, buildings, a 680-meter wharf and deep-water harbor, while a three-kilometer stretch could potentially accommodate a runway. China says the project is for civilian purposes, though analysts believe the strategically located reef could become a major Chinese military outpost.

China has completed the first phase of construction on Antelope Reef in the disputed Paracel Islands, creating a nearly six-kilometer-long artificial island in the South China Sea, Reuters reports. Satellite imagery shows a helicopter pad, buildings, a 680-meter wharf and deep-water harbor, while a three-kilometer stretch could potentially accommodate a runway. China says the project is for civilian purposes, though analysts believe the strategically located reef could become a major Chinese military outpost.

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