Runway with capacity for large military planes constructed on disputed Spratly islands, despite opposition from neighbouring nationsChina has almost finished construction of a 3,000m runway on the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea, satellite images have shown.The airstrip – the first by China on the islands it claims in the area – has been paved and taxiways have been built, according to the images published by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI).