Source: China – South China Morning PostThe Chinese military is ramping up its presence in the South China Sea and enhancing its ability to seize an island, despite military friction with the United States in the region.An area in the west of the Leizhou Peninsula will be cordoned off to traffic on Thursday and Friday, because of “live-fire exercises”, according to a notice by China’s Maritime Administration.Separately, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday that a naval detachment under the Southern Theatre Command had conducted…Read More