This is probably somehow related: >U.S. officials could soon send a Navy ship steaming by a chain of man-made islands that China has built in the South China S

This is probably somehow related: >U.S. officials could soon send a Navy ship steaming by a chain of man-made islands that China has built in the South China Sea, Pentagon officials said, potentially exacerbating tensions in an area in which Beijing is expanding its presence. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/10/08/u-s-navy-to-china-well-sail-our-ships-near-your-man-made-islands-whenever-we-want/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/10/08...