danielchin
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a PLAAF H-6K flying over the Scarborough Shoal.
PLAN SCS Bases/Islands/Vessels (Not a Strategy Page)
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They shouldn't have put this online. It shows which military and civilian unit was involved in the island constructions. These civilian units could potentially be subjected to US sanctions.
And when has those civilian units ever been dependent on US for business/funds?
As far as I'm concerned the people who built those islands should be pronounced as heroes and their names recorded in the history books.
Video on Sansha city on Yongxing Island in the Paracels.
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Sansha city’s anniversary: Municipality created to boost China’s maritime rights
Published on 24 Jul 2016
In 2014, shortly after the Philippine police detained 11 Chinese fishermen, CCTV’s reporter Han Bin visited one of the released fishermen. The reporter looked into the process of construction of the Sansha city and its unique role in China’s efforts to protect its maritime rights and marine resources. And in the heart of the South China Sea debate, he found out challenges for Sansha, and the changes it has brought to the Chinese fishermen who live there.
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Published on 24 Jul 2016
In 2014, shortly after the Philippine police detained 11 Chinese fishermen, CCTV’s reporter Han Bin visited one of the released fishermen. The reporter looked into the process of construction of the Sansha city and its unique role in China’s efforts to protect its maritime rights and marine resources. And in the heart of the South China Sea debate, he found out challenges for Sansha, and the changes it has brought to the Chinese fishermen who live there.
Another video - this one showing the 3 new airports and 5 new lighthouses in Nansha.
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Sansha city’s anniversary: Massive construction projects underway
Published on 24 Jul 2016
Sunday marks the fourth anniversary of the establishment of China's newest city, Sansha. Over the past four years, the region witnessed massive construction projects undertaken by China. The latest achievement is the successful trial flights on the two new airports on Zhubi and Meiji reefs, two of China's southernmost reefs in the South China Sea. Earlier, CCTV’s reporter Han Peng shared with us how the reefs have transformed.
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Sansha city’s anniversary: Massive construction projects underway
Published on 24 Jul 2016
Sunday marks the fourth anniversary of the establishment of China's newest city, Sansha. Over the past four years, the region witnessed massive construction projects undertaken by China. The latest achievement is the successful trial flights on the two new airports on Zhubi and Meiji reefs, two of China's southernmost reefs in the South China Sea. Earlier, CCTV’s reporter Han Peng shared with us how the reefs have transformed.
Xinhua, July 23, 2016
An aerial view of the "Dragon Hole" at China's Xisha Islands [File photo]
Chinese researchers have confirmed the world's deepest underwater sinkhole, or blue hole, at China's Xisha Islands in the South China Sea.
The blue hole is 300.89 meters deep, surpassing the current record of 202 meters, the researchers confirmed Friday.
The hole, traditionally known as Longdong, or "Dragon Hole," is located at 16.31 degrees north latitude and 111.46 degrees east longitude in Yongle, a major coral reef in the Xisha Islands.
Locals call it the "eye" of the South China Sea. In some local fishermen's interpretations of the 16th-century Chinese Classic "Journey to the West," the sinkhole is the site where the hero's weapon, a golden cudgel, originates.
The latest exploration project, which lasted from August 2015 until June, found the hole is 300.89 meters deep with a 130-meter-diameter-wide entrance, said Fu Liang, head of the Sansha Ship Course Research Institute for Coral Protection, at a conference on Friday.
Supported by the Sansha City Government in south China's island province of Hainan, the institute explored the sinkhole using the "VideoRay Pro 4" underwater robot carrying a depth sensor.
Researchers with the institute have also found more than 20 fish species and other marine organisms at the upper level of the sinkhole. The blue hole is almost oxygen free below 100 meters, meaning life is unlikely.
The findings have been recognized by an expert panel led by Meng Wei, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
A blue hole is a roughly circular sinkhole. The name reflects the color contrast between the dark blue inside the hole compared with the light blue waters surrounding it.
Previously, the 202-meter-deep Dean's Blue Hole on Long Island in the Bahamas was considered the world's deepest known blue hole with an underwater entrance.
Panel leader Meng said blue holes are peculiar marine landforms that are important for marine research and the construction of marine projects.
The panel has advised including protection and exploitation of the blue hole in the five-year plan at the country, provincial or city level.
Xu Zhifei, vice mayor of Sansha City, said the city has drafted measures to protect, study and exploit the blue hole.
"We will strive to protect the natural legacy left by the Earth," he said.
There are lots of activities going on in Sansha.
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CNTV, July 25, 2016
Video is in this link
Sansha City in Hainan province is celebrating the fourth anniversary of its establishment on Sunday. It's the country's largest city in terms of gross area including territorial sea, and infrastructure construction has been ongoing since its establishment in 2012.
A sewage disposal system and a garbage sorting facility have been recently commissioned on the city's largest island, Yongxing. Through 9,000 meters of newly-built or renovated pipelines, all the waste water on the island can be collected into this sewage disposal system.
After procedures such as sedimentation and sterilization, the disposed water can then be used for irrigation and construction purposes. Nearly all the city's rubbish can be processed through the garbage sorting facility. A desalination plant is also under construction and is expected to be put into use at the end of August.
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CNTV, July 25, 2016
Video is in this link
Sansha City in Hainan province is celebrating the fourth anniversary of its establishment on Sunday. It's the country's largest city in terms of gross area including territorial sea, and infrastructure construction has been ongoing since its establishment in 2012.
A sewage disposal system and a garbage sorting facility have been recently commissioned on the city's largest island, Yongxing. Through 9,000 meters of newly-built or renovated pipelines, all the waste water on the island can be collected into this sewage disposal system.
After procedures such as sedimentation and sterilization, the disposed water can then be used for irrigation and construction purposes. Nearly all the city's rubbish can be processed through the garbage sorting facility. A desalination plant is also under construction and is expected to be put into use at the end of August.
If my estimation is correct, this wastewater treatment plant can support up to 9,000 residents.
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CRI, July 25, 2016
A sewage treatment system has been put into use after years of construction on the Yongxing Island, the largest of the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea.
An aerial photo shows the Yongxiang Island. This is very old, without the reclamation.
[File Photo: Chinanews.com]
The treatment can purify 1,800 tons of sewage every day, almost four times of the island's previous treatment capacity before the new system was launched in 2013.
With over 9,000 meters of sewage pipes, all waste on the island can be sent to the sewage treatment plant to undergo six steps of purification.
Liao Yan, director of the environment protection center of the Yongxing Island, said what makes the plant different is the use of biological technology.
"We have added biological deodorization equipment and fiber filter wheels to remove foul smells and suspended substances. The quality of reclaimed water obtained this way is far higher than the national urban sewage treatment standards."
To protect the groundwater resources, a seawater desalting plant is in the final stage of construction and under test.
After going into operation in late August, it will be able to treat 1,000-ton seawater.
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CRI, July 25, 2016
A sewage treatment system has been put into use after years of construction on the Yongxing Island, the largest of the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea.
An aerial photo shows the Yongxiang Island. This is very old, without the reclamation.
[File Photo: Chinanews.com]
The treatment can purify 1,800 tons of sewage every day, almost four times of the island's previous treatment capacity before the new system was launched in 2013.
With over 9,000 meters of sewage pipes, all waste on the island can be sent to the sewage treatment plant to undergo six steps of purification.
Liao Yan, director of the environment protection center of the Yongxing Island, said what makes the plant different is the use of biological technology.
"We have added biological deodorization equipment and fiber filter wheels to remove foul smells and suspended substances. The quality of reclaimed water obtained this way is far higher than the national urban sewage treatment standards."
To protect the groundwater resources, a seawater desalting plant is in the final stage of construction and under test.
After going into operation in late August, it will be able to treat 1,000-ton seawater.
Now comes the money to protect the environment.
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Monday, July 25, 2016, 15:08
By Xinhua
Aerial view of Sansha city in the Paracel chain. July 27, 2012. (Photo / AFP)
SANSHA - China's Sansha city has decided to allocate 5 million yuan (about US$748,000) annually for maritime environmental conservation in the next three years.
A first round of special environmental funding worth one million yuan was earmarked Saturday for exploration of the newly confirmed world's deepest underwater sinkhole, or blue hole, in the Xisha Islands. The blue hole in Yongle, a major coral reef, is 300.89 meters deep. It is known as Longdong, or "Dragon Hole."
The funds will be used to support scientific research and development of new methods and equipment in environmental protection, said Shi Guoning, a senior official of the land resources and environmental protection bureau of Sansha City.
Over the past four years, Sansha city has invested more than 30 million yuan in treatment and restoration of reefs and islets, according to the bureau.
The city has organized breeding and release of fish and sea turtles into the sea six times and cracked down on illegal capture of seabirds, according to Xu Zhifei, vice mayor of Sansha.
Sansha City was officially established in 2012 to administer the Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha island groups and their surrounding waters in the South China Sea.
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Monday, July 25, 2016, 15:08
By Xinhua
Aerial view of Sansha city in the Paracel chain. July 27, 2012. (Photo / AFP)
SANSHA - China's Sansha city has decided to allocate 5 million yuan (about US$748,000) annually for maritime environmental conservation in the next three years.
A first round of special environmental funding worth one million yuan was earmarked Saturday for exploration of the newly confirmed world's deepest underwater sinkhole, or blue hole, in the Xisha Islands. The blue hole in Yongle, a major coral reef, is 300.89 meters deep. It is known as Longdong, or "Dragon Hole."
The funds will be used to support scientific research and development of new methods and equipment in environmental protection, said Shi Guoning, a senior official of the land resources and environmental protection bureau of Sansha City.
Over the past four years, Sansha city has invested more than 30 million yuan in treatment and restoration of reefs and islets, according to the bureau.
The city has organized breeding and release of fish and sea turtles into the sea six times and cracked down on illegal capture of seabirds, according to Xu Zhifei, vice mayor of Sansha.
Sansha City was officially established in 2012 to administer the Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha island groups and their surrounding waters in the South China Sea.