Philippines/China/South China Sea: Philippines Plans Tracking System for Civilian Flights over Disputed Sea

Jan 19, 2016 | Saudi Gazette
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The Philippines plans to install a $1-million satellite-based system to track commercial flights over the disputed South China Sea, after China landed its first test flights this month on a reef it built in the Spratly islands. China’s increasing military presence in the Spratlys has stirred fears it could lead to an air defence zone the country controls, which would escalate tension with other claimants, and the United States, in one of the world’s most volatile areas.