How Much Does It Cost to Build an Artificial Island? | PaperClip
Producer: Zhang Meiyang—PaperClip
China continues to construct facilities on artificial islands it built to increase control over disputed territories in the South China Sea. But how did China build these artificial islands in the first place? Using examples of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge and controversial islands in the South China Sea, Paperclip explains the construction of artificial islands from engineering, commercial and national security perspectives.
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China continues to construct facilities on artificial islands it built to increase control over disputed territories in the South China Sea. But how did China build these artificial islands in the first place? Using examples of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge and controversial islands in the South China Sea, Paperclip explains the construction of artificial islands from engineering, commercial and national security perspectives.