CHINA has placed permanent rescue forces and maritime authorities on its artificial islands in the South China Sea , according to state-owned China Central Television. China has placed permanent rescue forces and maritime authorities on its artificial islands in the South China Sea , according to state-owned China Central Television. READ: CHINA has placed permanent rescue forces and maritime authorities on its artificial islands in the South China Sea , according to state-owned China Central Television. This would transform a regular on-call rescue ship deployment into a permanent institutional presence that could improve the coverage of the southern area of…