China has just landed a military jet on the controversial island. Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Fiery Cross Reef on May 21. U.S. Navy/Reuters ...

The expansion of Fiery Cross Reef proceeded faster than scheduled and it was likely to have outgrown Taiping Island - the biggest in the Spratlys chain - said Jin Canrong , a professor of ...

Beijing’s island building and airfield construction at Fiery Cross Reef appears aimed not only at strengthening its sovereignty claims, but also at extending its ability to project power into ...

A U.S. military spokesman said Friday the land reclamation project on Fiery Cross Reef is one of several pursued by China but the first that could accommodate an airstrip.

The Global Times newspaper said Sunday's flight marked "the first time a Chinese military plane has openly landed on Yongshujiao," using the Chinese name for Fiery Cross Reef.

Fiery Cross Reef is administered by China, but also claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam and Taiwan. The report did not say when the defence system was installed, but said it was part of a response ...

Fiery Cross (Kagitingan) Reef, one of Beijing's artificial islands in the Spratly Islands, has been transformed into a fortified airbase complete with military installations.

China’s island-building campaign in the South China Sea has been happening at breakneck speed. At Fiery Cross Reef, the construction of a 10,000 foot runway capable of supporting fighters and ...

China’s state backed Xinhua News has posted pictures of aircraft operating from the country’s reclaimed island outpost at Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea. The move, albeit seemingly an ...

Guided-missile destroyer navigated to within 12 nautical miles of Fiery Cross Reef in South China Sea. Skip to Main Content. Explore Our ... Sailing Near Chinese-Claimed Island, Challenges Beijing.

For context, Beijing’s efforts to militarize Fiery Cross Reef are only a small part of China’s massive and controversial program to create a “Great Wall of Sand” across the South China Sea ...