China’s Transport Ministry says the South China Sea maritime security center placed the beacons close to Irving Reef, Whitson Reef, and Gaven Reef of the Spratly islands.
China deployed three navigation beacons around the contested Spratly islands of the South China Sea, following similar marker placements by the Philippines earlier this month, as both sides try to fortify their claims to the area.
China’s Transport Ministry on Wednesday, May 24, said its South China Sea maritime security center placed the three beacons close to Irving Reef, Whitson Reef, and Gaven Reef of the Spratly islands, which is consisted of many islets, reef banks and shoals.
The beacon placement is to “ensure the safety of ships’ navigation and operations,” it said.
Earlier this month, the Philippines also placed navigational buoys carrying the country’s national flags within its exclusive economic zone, including at the Whitsun Reef, and where hundreds of Chinese ships moored in 2021.
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