CHINA-SOUTH CHINA SEA: CONSTRUCTION OF LIGHT HOUSES
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The official news agency Xinhua reported on May 26, 2015, that China’s Ministry of Transport hosted the ceremony for the construction of two multifunctional lighthouses on Huayang Reef (in English Cuateron Reef) and Chigua Reef (in English Johnson South Reef) on the disputed Spratly islands, in defiance of calls from the United States and the Philippines for a freeze on such activity. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said China’s construction in the region was to facilitate activities such as maritime search and rescue, disaster relief, environmental protection and navigational security.
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