Media reporting in early 2026 has highlighted new Chinese dredging and landfill activity at Antelope Reef in the Paracel Islands. This is the first significant artificial island-building Beijing has undertaken in the South China Sea since 2017. Antelope Reef is set to become China’s largest feature in the Paracels and potentially in the entire South China Sea.
https://amti.csis.org/antelope-reef-could-now-be-the-largest-island-in-the-south-china-sea/