China/South China Sea: China Installs Buoys in Pacific Ocean, Report Says

Oct 22, 2014 | AFP
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Beijing (AFP) - China has installed 17 sets of submerged buoys in "key marine areas" of the western Pacific Ocean, state media said, a move that could exacerbate territorial tensions in the region.

The mission carried out by the Chinese research vessel Kexue "marks the first time that China has put an array of submerged buoys on such a big scale", the official Xinhua news agency reported late Tuesday.