China Launches Satellite Monitor For The South China Sea

China launches satellites Gaofen3 from Taiyuan launch center.

BEIJING - China's official newspaper, China Daily reported, recently launched a new satellite that will help Beijing to protect maritime interests. The satellite launch was carried out amid growing tensions over disputed territory in the South China Sea.

China has launched a satellite Gaofen 3 on Wednesday. These satellites have a radar system that can capture images from space with a resolution of 1 meter and can operate in all weather. Once the statement of the State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry of National Defense of China.

"The satellite will play a key role in monitoring the marine environment, islands and reefs, as well as ships and oil rigs, satellites such as Gaofen 3 will be very useful in protecting the rights and interests of the maritime state," wrote Daily China citing project leader Xu Fuxiang as quoted by Reuters on Thursday (11/08/2016).

In July, the international court in The Hague decided to reject China's claim to the South China Sea is rich in resources. China rejected the decision was emphatically declaring an international court had no authority to decide the case.

China claims most of the South China Sea, where it became a pathway for the world's merchant worth 5 trillion annually. Vietnam, China and Taiwan claim all the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea, while the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei claim some areas.(To complete destruction:WWIII)