Australia to query Chinese government over South China Sea claims

By David Wroe, Philip Wen
Updated February 15 2016 - 2:13am, first published February 14 2016 - 6:55pm
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop plans to issue a "please explain" to Beijing over its massive island-building program in the South China Sea, amid fears the reclaimed structures could be militarised by the Chinese.

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