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China has started building a test site for unmanned ships in its province fronting the disputed South China Sea. Xinhua's sources from Oceanalpha said that the first phase of the project will occupy 21.6 square kilometers while the second phase will occupy 750 square kilometers. File
China building massive test site for unmanned ships — report
(philstar.com) - February 14, 2018 - 12:31pm
MANILA, Philippines — Beijing has started building a test site for unmanned ships in China's Guangdong province which fronts the disputed South China Sea, according to Chinese state news media.
The test site off the coast of Zhuhai in Guangdong, which is designed to test and verify functions of unmanned drones, will be the largest in the world.
The test site will be funded by the city government of Zhuhari, the China Classification Society, Wuhan University of Technology and unmanned vessel company Oceanalpha, according to Xinhua.
Xinhua's sources from Oceanalpha said that the first phase of the project will occupy 21.6 square kilometers while the second phase will occupy 750 square kilometers.
"Zhuhai hopes to become a high-tech base for the development, test and certification of unmanned ships in three to five years," Zhuhai Deputy Mayor Lu Xiaofeng said.
The test site will have communication and navigation facilities with functions including route planning, tracking, berthing and departure, Xinhua reported.
China's Science and Technology Daily said that the test site will also be equipped with GPS, sonar, communication instruments or photoelectric components to guide ships and boats.
Beijing has been installing military equipment and structures on its artificial islands in the South China Sea, which is also part of the Philippines' exclusive economic zone.
The Philippine government, however, insisted that the country had protested the military use of the man-made islands amid perceived inaction on China's militarization of the contested waters.
Up until last week, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque had been insisting that the Philippines would continue to rely on China's promise not to reclaim new artificial islands.
Earlier this week, Roque backtracked on his previous statement and said that the government sees the installation of military structures as a cause for concern.
“I confirm, we have protested not only the building of the islands but also the alleged militarization of the islands and therefore contrary to claims of critics, we have long protested the military use of the artificial islands in the South China Sea,” Roque said. — Patricia Lourdes Viray
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