Senior military officer inspects Nansha Islands
By Zhang Yan In Manila And An Baijie In Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2016-04-16 07:37
A top military officer has made a rare visit to some of the islands in the South China Sea amid rising maritime tension caused by a recent US-Philippine joint patrol.
Vice-Chairman of the Central Military Commission Fan Changlong made the visit "in recent days" to China's Nansha Islands, according to a statement released by the Defense Ministry on Friday.
The commission, China's top military commanding agency with two vice-chairmen including Fan, is headed by President Xi Jinping.
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