Eatup's Guide to China & The Far East

Chinese troops performing drill:

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The numerical advantage of Chinese forces at sea:

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http://english.cri.cn/12394/2015/08/28/4021s893506.htm

Chinese Navy Conducts Live Fire Drill in East China Sea

The Chinese navy conducted a live fire drill in the East China Sea on Thursday.

The exercise involved more than 100 warships, dozens of aircraft and several missile launch battalions, navy sources said.

It was the third drill on such a large scale in two months. The previous two were conducted in the Yellow Sea and South China Sea.

They are regular drills in the navy's annual training plan, the sources said.

Nearly 100 missiles and several hundred shells and bombs were fired during the exercise.

The majority of navy forces in the drill were from the Donghai Fleet. The Beihai and Nanhai Fleets as well as the Air Force also took part.

The drill tested coordination among the Navy's different forces and Air Force, the sources said. Destroyers, frigates, submarines, fighters and onshore support forces were all put through their paces.

A number of the missiles deployed in the drill will be displayed during the Sept. 3 military parade in Beijing, according to the sources.
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"It is the rule in war, if ten times the enemy's strength, surround them; if five times, attack them; if double, be able to divide them; if equal, engage them; if fewer, defend against them; if weaker, be able to avoid them."

-- The Art of War by Sun Tzu
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If any country feels like engaging China in the South China Sea with their few warships/carrier attack groups in "freedom of navigation" patrols, that's only b/c they didn't read The Art of War...
 
Having talked to some extent about Woody Island, the Spratly reefs, and Scarborough Shoal:

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I want to touch briefly on the Xisha islands, which are next to Woody Islands <-- China is also artificially building up the Xisha islands

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The Xisha islands in the northwestern South China Sea comprise 45 islands, islets, reefs and beaches. As a shining pearl in the sea, the Xisha islands, along with the Dongsha islands, the Zhongsha islands and Nansha islands, are China’s southernmost blue territory. (Xinhua/Zha Chunming)
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By contrast, the Japanese Okinotorishima artificial islands:

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(The dotted areas were normally submerged at high tide. The Japanese poured concrete over them to make them rise and claim a huge Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) around the area)
 
Builders living on China's artificial Spratly Islands in the South China Sea:

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