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The Spratly and Paracel Islands: Issues in the South China Sea
September 27, 2011
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The Spratly and Paracel Islands: Issues in the South China Sea
September 26, 2011
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Claim Island Philippine Spratly
September 24, 2011
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According to the Chinese, the Spratly islands have been an integral part of China for nearly 2000 years. The then superpowers took these islands from the Chinese through the unequal treaties. They are using the naval expeditions to the Spratly islands by the Han Dynasty in 110 AD and the Ming Dynasty from 1403-1433 AD to further strengthens their arguments. In 1947 it issued a map detailing its claim which shows the two island group falling entirely under its own territory. Objecting to the Chinese stance, Vietnam claims the island on historical grounds and on the continental shelf principle in accordance with the provision of the UNCLOS. Vietnam claims the entire Spratly island chains as an offshore district of Khanh Hoa Province. It continues to claim the Paracel Islands, despite their seizure by China in 1976.
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Far In Island Philippine Spratly
September 20, 2011
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The Spratly and Paracel Islands: Issues in the South China Sea
September 19, 2011
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The Spratly and Paracel Islands: Issues in the South China Sea
September 18, 2011
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The Spratly and Paracel Islands: Issues in the South China Sea
September 15, 2011
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A Philippine Paradise – Boracay Island's Beaches, Hotels and Food
September 12, 2011
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