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Spratly Island
![Rocket System on Fiery Cross Reef Highlights Problem of Defining 'Militarization' Rocket System on Fiery Cross Reef Highlights Problem of Defining 'Militarization'](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-17_14-31-42.jpg)
Rocket System on Fiery Cross Reef Highlights Problem of Defining 'Militarization'
By Steven Stashwick
Lack of a useful U.S. definition helps China deflect criticism.
![New Chinese Missile Installations in Spratlys? New Chinese Missile Installations in Spratlys?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-23_17-51-57.jpg)
New Chinese Missile Installations in Spratlys?
By Steven Stashwick
Structures might house long-range SAMs as China inches closer to "militarization" of islands.
![New Weapons on China’s Artificial Islands Don’t Violate 'Non-Militarization' of South China Sea New Weapons on China’s Artificial Islands Don’t Violate 'Non-Militarization' of South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-29_17-15-41.jpg)
New Weapons on China’s Artificial Islands Don’t Violate 'Non-Militarization' of South China Sea
By Steven Stashwick
Installation may raise tensions, but China has long excluded “necessary defense” from its pledge.
![What US Intelligence Thinks About China’s Militarization of the South China Sea What US Intelligence Thinks About China’s Militarization of the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-24_15-43-05.jpg)
What US Intelligence Thinks About China’s Militarization of the South China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
In a letter, the head of the U.S. intelligence community offers insights into China’s activities in the South China Sea.
![China Stations Combat Aircraft on South China Sea Island China Stations Combat Aircraft on South China Sea Island](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-09-18_07-02-47.jpg)
China Stations Combat Aircraft on South China Sea Island
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Beijing has deployed fourth-generation fighter aircraft to Woody Island in the South China Sea.
![Chinese J-11 Fighters Exercise in the South China Sea After US Navy Patrols Chinese J-11 Fighters Exercise in the South China Sea After US Navy Patrols](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-02_02-16-41.jpg)
Chinese J-11 Fighters Exercise in the South China Sea After US Navy Patrols
By Ankit Panda
After protesting a U.S. Navy freedom of navigation patrol, the PLA flexes its airpower muscles in the South China Sea.
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