Pictures appear to show 600-metre runway on South China Sea’s Triton Island, which is also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan
China may be constructing an airstrip on a disputed island in the South China Sea that is also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan, satellite images suggest.
Pictures of Triton Island, one of the islands in the Paracel group, appear to show the construction of a runway more than 600 metres (2,000ft) long, according to analysis by Associated Press. This would be long enough to accommodate turboprop aircraft and drones but not fighter jets or bombers.
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