PLAN SCS Bases/Islands/Vessels (Not a Strategy Page)

Jura said:

... is it
Chigua Jiao (赤瓜礁)
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It was Chigua Jiao. Now, it's Chigua Island.

ahojunk said:

It was Chigua Jiao. Now, it's Chigua Island.

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OK I would like to avoid any confusion (hope I won't create some in the process so does

ahojunk said:

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Satellite view of Chigua Island dated April 24, 2016.

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... show what's at 9.715,114.287:
(in case I was totally off: above is what wiki calls
Johnson South Reef

On May 2, PLAN Performing Arts Group entertained the civilian and military personnel on YongShu / Fiery Cross Island. Apparently, the team went there with 071 LPD 998.

More ... with some well-known artists.

Still more ...

I see Song Zhuying there wow
It must be some gala evening. It is a good moral booster for the worker

It was rumored Jiang Zhemin Went gaga over her hehe. Na it is bad rumor

Hendrik_2000 said:

I see Song Zhuying there wow

It must be some gala evening. It is a good moral booster for the worker

It was rumored Jiang Zhemin Went gaga over her hehe. Na it is bad rumor

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I went gaga over her.

Pictures of Yongshu, Zhubi and Meiji Islands dated May 1, 2016.


Yongshu Island. I believe the two dark lines along the runway are lawns.


Zhubi Island. The dark green lines along the runway are lawns. The runway is almost complete.


Lawn along one side of the runway at Meiji Island.

... ...China has paid great attention to protecting the ecosystem on the islands.

Wang Xianzhong, an engineer with Yongxing's navy, told the Global Times that the solders have grown trees and other vegetation.

When the country and the Party's leaders and the military generals visit the islands, they plant a coconut tree.

Now there are more than 1,400 coconut trees. Catching turtles and picking coral is forbidden.... ...

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I wonder when will most (95%) PRC Chinese government officials and PRC Chinese Scientists can catch up with the global top standard in terms of Environmental Awareness and know how ??

Most of PRC Chinese Scientists and government officials are still very backward in terms of working harmoniously with nature.

I wonder ... ...
When will PRC Chinese Scientists start extensively planting Mangrove trees in the perimeter of all islands to protect all those islands from Tsunami, and help Mangrove forests do their natural land reclamation power by methodically adding sands on the inner perimeter of the Mangrove forests, thus they can enlarge all the islands exponentially 24x365 with the help of mother nature ??

Some pictures of Zhaoshu (Tree) Island in the Paracels.
All are dated around May 2, 2016.


Fishing boats at Zhaoshu Island.


Top view of the fishermen village.


Drying fishing produce, looks like sea cucumber.


Beautiful night view of the island.


Top view of fishing boats moored next to island.


Women doing square dancing on the island at night.