China to complete land reclamation project on Nansha Islands

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Satellite image shows the Yongshu reef of the Nansha Islands after a land reclamation project in south China. The land reclamation project of China’s construction on some stationed islands and reefs of the Nansha Islands will be completed, as planned, in the upcoming days, according to relevant Chinese competent departments. (Xinhua)

The land reclamation project of China’s construction on some stationed islands and reefs of the Nansha Islands, as planned, will be completed in the upcoming days, according to relevant Chinese competent departments.

“Apart from satisfying the need of necessary military defense, the main purpose of China’s construction activities is to meet various civilian demands and better perform China’s international obligations and responsibilities,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said on Tuesday in a press release.

The obligations and responsibilities are in the areas such as maritime search and rescue, disaster prevention and mitigation, marine scientific research, meteorological observation, ecological environment conservation, navigation safety as well as fishery production service, Lu said.

After the land reclamation, China will start the building of facilities to meet relevant functional requirements, Lu said. He stressed the construction activities on the Nansha islands and reefs fall within the scope of China’s sovereignty, which are “lawful, reasonable and justified.”

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