satellite images from 2012 to 2020 of mischief reef in the spratly islands reveal it is slowly being military base complete with airstrips and anti—aircraft guns. at this reef and six others in the spratlys, china dredge sand and rock onto coral reef, turning them into artificial islands. similar islands have been transformed where china maintains a constant presence. some believe if beijing builds on scarborough shoal it will completely control access to the south china sea. tensions rose this year when china began swarming reefs and rocks with hundreds of votes in the spratly islands. philippine secretary of foreign affairs had had enough and tweeted asking china to get the "f out". i spoke with the secretary to ask how he acted so strongly. talk us through your twitter feed and your rant and explosive tweets. the secretary deleted his tweet and apologised to his chinese counterpart. a spokesperson said they hoped a certain individualfrom the said they hoped a certain individual from the philippines side will mind basic manners and act in a way that suits his status. this is a scar

satellite images from 2012 to 2020 of mischief reef in the spratly islands reveal it's slowly being transformedilitary base, complete with airstrips and anti—aircraft guns. at mischief and six other reefs in the spratlys, china used dredges to dump sand and rock on top of coral reefs, turning them into artificial islands. similar developments have taken place in the paracels — another group of islands where china maintains a constant presence. some believe if beijing builds on scarborough shoal it will completely control access to the south china sea. last and next port of call, over. tensions rose this year when china began swarming reefs and rocks with hundreds of boats in the spratly islands. philippine secretary of foreign affairs, teodoro locsinjr, had had enough and tweeted asking china to get the "f out" of philippine waters. i spoke with secretary locsin to ask why he reacted so strongly. talk us through your twitter feed and your rants and explosive tweets. secretary locsin deleted his tweet and apologised to his chinese counterpart. a spokesperson said they hoped "a certain individual