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"Great Wall of Sand" is a name first used in March 2015 by U.S. Admiral Harry Harris, who was commander of the Pacific Fleet, to describe a series of uniquely very large-scale land reclamation projects by the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the Spratly Islands area of the South China Sea between late 2013 to late 2016.[1]

  1. ^ "Speech delivered to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute" (PDF). Commander, US Pacific Fleet. U.S. Navy. 31 March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2015.

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