http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/30/world/asia/chinese-artillery-spotted-on-spratly-island.html?ref=world&_r=0
China has been spotted building artillery on an artificial island in the South China Sea. The island lies in resource-rich shipping lanes that other nations have a higher claim on. Many countries in the region are protesting China's placement in the sea.
Defense Secretary of the US called China and told them to halt the construction as international law does not recognize Chinese sovereignty over these areas of the water. The intelligence on this matter is about two months old, and more current intelligence is unclear whether or not China has moved their station.
Many US politicians are not concerned that China and the US will begin a conflict over this issue. The issue has been made into an incentive for China to stop these kinds of activities.
Lauren Edmunds
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