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China Deploys Missile System to Paracel Islands in S China Sea - Reports
China Deploys Missile System to Paracel Islands in S China Sea - Reports
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China deployed a surface-to-air missile system to the largest island of the disputed Paracel Islands chain in the South China Sea earlier in February, media... 17.02.2016, Sputnik International
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China Deploys Missile System to Paracel Islands in S China Sea - Reports
05:12 GMT 17.02.2016 (Updated: 07:35 GMT 17.02.2016) China deployed a surface-to-air missile system to the largest island of the disputed Paracel Islands chain in the South China Sea earlier in February, media reported Tuesday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to satellite imagery obtained by Fox News, China deployed two batteries of eight surface-to-air missile launchers and a radar system on Woody Island. A US official verified the imagery accuracy.
17 February 2016, 04:27 GMT
The official said that the air defense system shown at the photos might be a new generation medium- to long-range, active radar homing surface-to-air HQ-9 missile system.
In late January, the US Department of Defense said USS Curtis Wilbur carried out "a freedom of navigation operation" near Triton Island in the Paracel Islands chain, administrated by China and claimed by both Vietnam and Taiwan.
The Chinese Defense Ministry said the patrol operation conducted by a US Navy destroyer near the chain of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea undermined regional peace and security and pledged to respond.