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HQ-9 surface-to-air missile battery
![China's Most Important South China Sea Military Base China's Most Important South China Sea Military Base](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-08_17-44-32.jpg)
China's Most Important South China Sea Military Base
By Damen Cook
The Yulin Naval Base is shaping up to be the most strategically important military base in the South China Sea.
![Has China Withdrawn A Long-Range Missile Battery From Woody Island? Has China Withdrawn A Long-Range Missile Battery From Woody Island?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-25_15-25-53.jpg)
Has China Withdrawn A Long-Range Missile Battery From Woody Island?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Satellite imagery indicates that a HQ-9 battery was taken off Woody Island on or around July 10.
![Missiles and Signals in the Paracel Islands Missiles and Signals in the Paracel Islands](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-14_01-32-04.jpg)
Missiles and Signals in the Paracel Islands
By Steven Stashwick
SAMs on Woody Island don’t mean they’re headed for the Spratlys.
![What China's SAMs in the South China Sea Mean for Vietnam What China's SAMs in the South China Sea Mean for Vietnam](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-23_17-51-57.jpg)
What China's SAMs in the South China Sea Mean for Vietnam
By Nam Nguyen
Only “boots on the ground” will secure Vietnam’s national interests in the South China Sea.
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