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CONFLICTELEVATEDJul 13 · Jul 13, 2026, 9:00 AM

Is China’s massive island-building push at Antelope Reef nearing the finish line?

South China Morning Post

New satellite images suggest China’s land reclamation at Antelope Reef in the South China Sea is nearly finished, according to researchers. One image taken on June 22 showed that dredgers within the lagoon of the teardrop-shaped coral atoll in the Paracel Islands had been replaced by cargo barges, an indication that land reclamation was near completion, London-based research group the Open Source Centre (OSC) said on social media on Friday. Meanwhile, four large, blue cylindrical storage silos...

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