Chinese occupied man-made islands in the South China Sea have been transformed into advanced radar outposts. These will have increasing importance in the control of sea lanes and the strategic posturing of most nations in the Indo-Pacific region.

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These lessons have been implemented in the South China Sea on Chinese-occupied disputed islands. Beijing has created a formidable intelligence network where every move of China's competitors, like the US, India, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and other southeast Asian countries, could be thoroughly controlled.
Through the Spratly and the Paracel alone pass 1/3 of the global trade flow, making Southeast Asia and the South China Sea extremely important to the wellbeing of Asian economies.
In the South China Sea, China has set up complex air and surface surveillance radar arrays. Chinese islands in the Spratly are also equipped with anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles, capable of threatening any forceful America-led operation in the South China Sea.
The Chinese idea of informationized warfare lays at the basis of the construction of military outposts in the South China Sea. Holding the information advantage, whilst denying it to its competitors, is essential for Beijing's strategists in securing China's maritime border and creating a buffer zone.
All in all the Spratly archipelago offers a great example of how China is implementing its military doctrine and how a conflict between the US and China could be a costly one.

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Table of Content:
00:00 Small Islands Strategy
01:35 Islands in the South China Sea
03:07 China's Capabilities in the South China Sea
04:08 Trade Throguh the South China Sea
04:38 China's Militarized Islands Capabilities
09:14 China's Radar Coverage in the South China Sea