Beijing looks for military solution to island dispute
China on Thursday said it will have two military garrisons operating in the disputed Sansha islands in South China Sea, one of its army and the other of its navy . The assessment is that the new military establishments mean Beijing is ruling out further dialogue and getting ready for a military solution to the issue.
This will be China's third largest military concentration in a small area after its deployment on the border with India and the straits across Taiwan.
China has ignored claims of ownership to Sansha islands from Vietnam and the Philippines to establish one of the world's quickest military build-up in peacetime. The move has added grist to speculation of an armed conflict in South China Sea as both Vietnam and the Philippines regard the island as their sovereign territory.
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