(MENAFN- Asia Times) Chinese oil major Sinopec is building a filling station on an island in the South China Seaas China continues to expand its civilian infrastructure in the disputed waterway entrenching its reach in the maritime heart of Southeast Asia.
The filling station and accompanying storage tank on Woody Island in the Paracels will take a year to complete the company whose listed flagship is Sinopec Corp said on its microblog on Monday.
Woody Island has a population of roughly 1000 and Chinese travel agents began offering five-day cruises to the Paracels a cluster of close to40 islets outcrops and reefs in 2013. Read More
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