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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...f-spratly-islands-vietnam-japan-a7741101.html
Beijing, which insists military construction on the islands will be limited to necessary defensive requirements, installed the launchers to ward off Vietnamese combat divers.
It said it can do what it likes on its own territory, despite the islands being hotly disputed.
The state-run Defence Times newspaper said Norinco CS/AR-1 55mm anti-frogman rocket launcher defence systems with the capability to discover, identify and attack enemy combat divers had been installed on Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands.
Beijing, which insists military construction on the islands will be limited to necessary defensive requirements, installed the launchers to ward off Vietnamese combat divers.
It said it can do what it likes on its own territory, despite the islands being hotly disputed.
The state-run Defence Times newspaper said Norinco CS/AR-1 55mm anti-frogman rocket launcher defence systems with the capability to discover, identify and attack enemy combat divers had been installed on Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands.