Former ADF head says China’s military rise in South China Sea is almost complete

FYI.


Former ADF head says China’s military rise in South China Sea is almost complete:

A SENIOR defence expert has warned it’s “too late” to stop China from taking ownership of the South China Sea.

Former head of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Sir Angus Houston said China’s controversial ramp-up of its military presence is almost complete.

Sir Angus, who was chief of the ADF from 2005 to 2011, said he had seen images of the militarised islands suggesting China’s presence was permanent.

“I have seen the imagery (and) what you see is infrastructure going in, and it is not going to be too much longer before it is fully developed,” Sir Angus told the National Security College conference in Canberra on the weekend.

“All of this development will enable China to dominate the South China Sea and extend its permanent military presence further south in proximity to Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.”

H/t reader kevin a.

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