and Mischief Reef of the Spratly Islands during a recent transit. These China-controlled reefs were built with multiple ...

Washington’s Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said the work in the Spratly Islands ... dredgers to scoop up sections of shallow reef and deposit the sediment for landfill ...

which is close to Chinese-held Mischief Reef, the biggest outpost in the Spratly chain. "Nanshan Island, being relatively distant from a strong Chinese maritime presence nearby, faces less ...