Is China about to launch a rocket from South China Sea international waters?
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“Beijing claims sovereignty over almost all the islands and rock features in the South China Sea and in their adjacent waters.”
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— The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean. It is bounded in the north by South China, in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan and northw…
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— The South China Sea Islands consist of over 250 islands, atolls, cays, shoals, reefs, and seamounts in the South China Sea. The islands are mostly low and small and have few inhabitants. The islands a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Sea_Islands
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— Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, the People's Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan (Republic of China/ROC), and Vietnam have conflicting island and maritime claims in the South China Sea. The …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_disputes_in_the_So…
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“The Jielong-3, developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology for commercial missions, travelled with the launch platform from Haiyang in eastern Shandong province to the South China Sea, marking its first long-distance, cross-sea deployment.”
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— Jielong 3 (Chinese: 捷龙三号运载火箭, meaning "agile dragon", also known as Smart Dragon 3, SD-3), is a solid fueled orbital launch vehicle developed by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology's subsidiary…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jielong_3
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