China
China stationed anti-aircraft missiles
In the dispute over territorial claims in the South China sea schaftt Beijing further facts. It goes to Woody Island. Even Vietnam and Taiwan want to have the island under their territorial sovereignty.
Woody Island
The Chinese on the Woody Island ground-to-air missiles brought into position, such as the Ministry of defence of Taiwan and the United States are now confirmed. The US broadcaster Fox News has published satellite images of two batteries with a total of eight flick missiles. According to information from the transmitter to let the leadership in Beijing is also a radar facility on the island to install. Fox News relies on satellite images of the civil company ImageSat International.
Threat also for the civil aviation
A U.S. government representative said the TV station, the pictures showed probably the HQ9-Luftabwehrsystem. This had a range of 200 kilometers and could be used for both civil and military aircraft to be a threat.
The island is Woody Island which belongs to the Paracel group, which for more than 40 years under the control of China, but also Taiwan and Vietnam claim.
US to assure ASEAN States of their support
The Territorialstreitigkeiten in the South China sea are also a focus of the summit in the United States have been, to the election of Barack Obama to the heads of state and government of the ASEAN group had been invited to. Obama and the representatives of ten Southeast Asian States called for the conclusion of the two-day meeting in California’s Rancho Mirage to a peaceful solution of the conflict.
At the same time, Obama stressed to journalists: “We will continue our allies and partners to help its naval capabilities to strengthen.” Conflicts would have to peacefully and according to international law, to be settled.
Obama assured the ASEAN countries to support the USA
At the invitation of Washington had the ASEAN representatives for the first Time in the United States to a summit assembled. To the group of countries include Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia. Declared intention of the cooperation with the United States is a counterweight to the economic and military regional power China.
Large Gas and Oil deposits
Beijing contends with several ASEAN States in the South China sea territories, where large oil and gas deposits are suspected to be. A third of the world’s shipping traffic is dealt with there. China claims about 90 percent of the 3.5 million square metre area, including Islands and reefs, some of which are more than 800 kilometres from the Chinese, but only about 220 kilometers from the Philippine coast.
In the past few months, let Beijing several Islands and reefs, describing to port facilities and an airport to build.
se/pg (dpa, rtr, ap, afp)