First cruises, now flights … China plans to fly tourists to disputed South China Sea islands

The authorities in southern China want to launch air tours to the Paracel Islands in a disputed area of the South China Sea.

If approved, the move is likely to further anger China’s neighbours with rival claims to the islands’ waters and escalate tensions in the region.

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The air tour plans have been listed as a priority by the authorities on the southern Chinese island of Hainan this year and they are trying to gain approval from the relevant ministries and the military, according to a document

source http://www.omnipopmag.com/2017/03/07/first-cruises-now-flights-china-plans-to-fly-tourists-to-disputed-south-china-sea-islands/