Title:

 China opens rescue center on Kagitingan Reef

Author:

Patricia Lourdes Viray

Source:

Philippine Star

Date:

 January 30, 2019

Description:

MANILA, Philippines — Beijing has established a maritime rescue center on Kagitingan or Fiery Cross Reef, one of its military outposts in the South China Sea or West Philippine Sea. According to a report from Chinese state-run Xinhua, China's Ministry of Transport opened the center to support rescue operations in the southern part of the disputed waterway.