Sydney: China is not militarising the disputed South China Sea, the country’s premier said in Australia, claiming defence equipment Beijing has installed on the artificial islands there is “primarily” for civilian use.
The sea is a source of growing regional tension, with Beijing insisting it has sovereignty over virtually all the resource-rich waters, which are also claimed in part by several other countries, and deemed international waters by most of the world.
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