The US military will continue to “fly, sail and operate” anywhere that international law allows, Barack Obama’s spokesman said on Wednesday, responding to reports of China’s deployment of surface-to-air missile launchers on a disputed island in the South China Sea. Beijing’s provocative move threatens to heighten tensions with the US and its regional allies in a critical shipping route. Images taken by the private company ImageSat International appear to show that two batteries of eight missile launchers and a radar system were deployed to Woody Island in the past week. Read more
