China using ‘coercive tactics’ in South China Sea: Pentagon

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<p>‘The US Departme t of Defe se has war e Chi a agai st employi g “coercive tactics” i p rs i g its maritime i terests, acc si g Beiji g of reclaimi g a weapo izi g la s i the So th Chi a Sea.</p>
<p>I its most rece t a etaile assessme t of Chi a’s isla -b il i g program i the isp te waters, the Pe tago sai Fri ay that Chi a has reclaime more tha 3,200 acres of la i the so theaster So th Chi a Sea.</p>
<p>The report a e that three of the la feat res i the Spratly Isla s ow have each a early 3-kilometer r way a large ports er co str ctio , as part of Chi a’s pla to create ma -ma e isla s o the archipelago.’</p>
<p><a href="http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/05/14/465458/So th-Chi a-Sea-Pe tago -Spratly" target="_bla k">Rea more: Chi a si g ‘coercive tactics’ i So th Chi a Sea: Pe tago </a></p>