Chinese Work Gathering Pace on Antelope Reef in South China Sea, Latest Satellite Images Show
China has completed the first phase of construction on Antelope Reef in the Paracels archipelago, building a man-made island in the disputed South China Sea. New installations have been sighted on an islet near Antelope Reef in the same archipelago. State media said China has conducted its first military drills with its two operational aircraft carriers in the contested South China Sea.
Why it matters: The construction at Antelope Reef and the carrier drills bear directly on the briefing's maritime security theme, since both concern the assertion of territorial claims in the South China Sea.