Nansha Islands, Hughes Reef
(December 12, 2014)
(Courtesy photo)
A handout photo, taken Hughes Reef in the South China Sea, by provided by CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative on December 12, 2014. Construction on Hughes Reef began in summer 2014. What was once a 380 square meter concrete platform on stilts has been expanded to a 75,000 square meter island through dredging and reclamation activity. (Photo by CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative/Handout/AFLO) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY.