China tests new dredger capable of South China Sea projects: state media

China is testing a new dredger ship that will greatly enhance its land reclamation capabilities, a state media report said on Sunday, as the country continues to develop facilities in the South China Sea in a bid to strengthen its claims in the waters. A cutter suction dredger is a type of a ship used for large-scale projects to create or reclaim land. "For example, there are many hard coral reefs on the sea floor of the South China Sea," the paper quoted Zhang Xiaofeng, chief engineer for the vessel, as saying, adding the ship will be put into service sometime in the first half of 2018.

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