中國在南中國海島礁擴建軍事設施

China has nearly completed a military-length runway on one of the artificial islands it has built in the disputed South China Sea, according to satellite photos published by a maritime monitoring group.

The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) , which is affiliated with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, says China continues to pave and mark the 3,000-meter airstrip, which analysts say is capable of accommodating any plane in China's air force fleet.

Additional military facilities - including two helipads, up to 10 satellite communications antennas, and a possible radar tower - are also being built on the Fiery Cross Reef, said the group's online report.

The reef is one of seven locations in the Spratly Islands where China is reclaiming land.一個海事監督組織公佈的衛星照片顯示，中國在有爭議的南中國海一個島礁上建造的跑道已經接近完工，該跑道的長度可做軍用。

亞洲海事透明計劃組織說，中國在繼續鋪設這個簡易機場。分析人士說，這個機場可用於中國空軍的所有機種。

亞洲海事透明計劃組織在網上發表報告說，中國還在這個島礁上修建其他軍事設施，包括兩個直升機機坪、10個衛星通信天線以及一個可能是雷達天線塔的設施。

中國在南中國海七個島礁上進行填海造島工程，該島礁是其中之一。