The China Post
Date: September 21, 2016
By: The China Post news staff
The Coast Guard Administration said Tuesday it had asked Google to blur imagery of unidentified
The screen shot from Google Maps shows four unidentified structures on the northwestern side of Taiping Island. The structures sparked speculation that they could be anti-air attack towers. The Defense Ministry declined to clarify. (Captured from Google Earth map)
Taiping Island military structures viewable on its Earth and Maps services.
The satellite photo shows four giant tetrapod-shaped structures on the northwestern shoreline of the island, which is controlled by Taiwan but claimed by several countries.
CGA Minister Lee Chung-wei (李仲威) said in a legislative session Tuesday that the function of the structures was classified military information and could not be disclosed.
The administration had already contacted Google and requested that the imagery be blurred, Lee said.
The structures could still be seen on Google Maps as of press time. [FULL STORY]
