'According to reports, commercial satellite images indicate that the Chinese are building a massive strategic naval base on Hainan island, in the South China Sea, south of Hong Kong. This confirms suspicions of several Asian nations since 2002 about the underground submarine base.
A reputed British daily has described the base as a "vast, James Bond-style edifice capable of concealing up to 20 nuclear-powered
submarines and which will enable China to project its power across the region".'
