Uncategories China Is Ready For War After Missiles On Disputed Island

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

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China Is Ready For War After Missiles On Disputed Island

China has deployed an advanced surface-to-air missile system to one of the disputed islands it controls in the South China Sea, Taiwan and U.S. officials said, ratcheting up tensions even as U.S. President Barack Obama urged restraint in the region.Taiwan defense ministry spokesman Major General David Lo told Reuters the missile batteries had been set up on Woody Island. The island is part of the Paracels chain, under Chinese control for more than 40 years but also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam.”Interested parties should work together to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea region and refrain from taking any unilateral measures that would increase tensions,” Lo said on Wednesday.A U.S. defense official also confirmed the “apparent deployment” of the missiles, first reported by Fox News. - 
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