Wednesday 24 February 2016

China reportedly redeployed fighter jets on disputed Woody Island

China has sent fighter jets to an island where it has deployed surface-to-air missile batteries, U.S. media said Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. Citing U.S. officials, Fox News reported that Chinese Shenyang J-11s and Xian JH-7s fighter jets had been spotted over the past few days by U.S. intelligence on Woody Island in the Paracel chain. The isle is where Beijing has deployed HQ-9 missiles, which have a range of about 200 km.