Vietnam has conducted a major expansion of dredging and landfill work at several of its South China Sea outposts in the second half of this year, signaling an intent to significantly fortify its claims in the disputed waterway, a U.S. think tank reported.
Vietnam has conducted a major expansion of dredging and landfill work at several of its South China Sea outposts in the second half of this year, signaling an intent to significantly fortify its claims in the disputed waterway, a U.S. think tank reported on Wednesday.
Basing its findings on commercial satellite imagery, CSIS’s Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative said the effort included expanded landfill work at four features and new dredging at five others. Namyit Island, at 117 acres and Pearson Reef, at 119 acres , were both now larger than Spratly Island at 97 acres , which had been Vietnam’s largest outpost. Tennent Reef, which previously only hosted two small pillbox structures, now had 64 acres of artificial land, the report said.
“But Vietnam’s dredging and landfill activities in 2022 are substantial and signal an intent to significantly fortify its occupied features in the Spratlys,” the report said.
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