China lands two more planes on disputed island in SCS

January 06, 2016 20:01

China today landed two more civilian planes on an artificial island it has built in a contested part of the strategic South China Sea, days after its first

successful landing on the island that drew worldwide condemnation.

Two civilian aircraft took off from the Meilan Airport of Haikou, capital of Hainan Province and landed at the airfield on Yongshu Jiao in the Nansha Islands, also claimed by the Vietnam.

The aircraft flew back to Haikou in the afternoon, state- run Xinhua news agency reported.

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