China’s foreign minster Wang Yi has defended his country’s decision to deploy its HQ-9 air defense system on Woody Island in the South China Sea.
By Voice of America [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Wang said the move is consistent with China’s right to self-preservation and self-protection under international law.
Commercial satellite imagery has shown a set of radar and missile launchers in the Paracel archipelago on Feb. 14.
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