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China adds to Indias woes (Editorial)

Trouble appears to be brewing amongst the Asian nations, including India, with China building a massive strategic underground submarine naval base that could house N-submarines and a host of aircraft carriers on Hainan Island. in South China Sea, south of Hong Kong. The base, being built near the holiday resort of Sanya on Hainan Island's southern tip, was revealed by commercial satellite images on May 3, 2008.