CNN Erin Burnett OutFront May 20, 2015 23:05:00
The u.s. is getting more alarmed now for two reasons. one, it's the pace of growth of these islands. did in the last two years, they've gone from five acres to 2,000 acres, increasing 400 times, and they are still growing. but the second issue, and this is key, it is that china appears to be militarizing those islands, building air strips for its aircraft deep water harbors for its navy ships. from the sky you see them, they look to be permanent installations. it is hard to see even with bolder u.s. military action china would back down. >> seeps that way. jim, from your reporting, how this do...