BEIJING - China has begun operating a lighthouse on one of its artificial islands in the South China Sea near which a U.S. warship sailed last year to challenge China's territorial claims.
China claims most of the energy-rich waters of the South China Sea, through which about US$5 trillion (S$6.77 trillion) in ship-borne trade passes every year. But neighbours Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam also have claims.
via Asia
