Chinese structures at the disputed Spratly Islands in South China Sea on April 21, 2017. China's construction of artificial islands has drawn criticism from its neighbors and the United States. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
Asia Times: Military jamming equipment deployed on Spratly islands: Pentagon
Revelation comes as US, Chinese warships conduct exercises in South China Sea
The US military is saying that China has installed equipment on islands in the South China Sea capable of jamming communications and radar systems, according to a report on Monday.
The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the development, also cited US intelligence sources as saying the equipment was deployed within the last several months.
“While China has maintained that the construction of the islands is to ensure safety at sea, navigation assistance, search and rescue, fisheries protection and other nonmilitary functions, electronic-jamming equipment is only for military use,” a US Defense Department official said.
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WNU Editor: So much for China denying claims that it is militarizing its artificial islands in the South China Sea.
More News On China Has Deploying Radar And Communication Jamming Equipment In The South China Sea
China Installed Military Jamming Equipment on Spratly Islands, U.S. Says -- WSJ
South China Sea: China Deploys Jamming Equipment -- The Diplomat
China installed communication, radar jamming equipment on man-made islands: Report -- Washington Examiner
Beijing's South China Sea Military Bases Now Have Jammers That Can Block American Radar and Communications, U.S. Claims -- Newsweek
Military Communications Jammers Deployed at Chinese Bases in South China Sea -- Sputnik
