Talk:Paracel Islands

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[edit] Vietnamese claim

These islands seem to belong to Vietnam. Why isn't there more information about a Vietnamese claim to them?--Sir Edgar 05:07, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

Seems Vietnamese claim was based on the annexation by French Indochina in 1932. — Instantnood 21:23, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

Reference document for Vietnamese claims: [1] DHN 23:03, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Claim by the ROC

When did the ROC start claiming Paracel and other islands in the South China Sea? Was it done right after its establishment? Did the Qing government have similar claim? — Instantnood 21:23, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

• there is a good history of land claims here:

  The most proactive claimant in the region is China. In 1909 it seized some islands in Xisha (the Paracels). In 1946 it seized Itu Aba (in the Spratlys) and Phu Lan Island (in the Paracels). In 1950's China seized additional Hoang Sa (Paracels) islands, which it forcibly repeated in 1974. Vietnam claims that these acts were unlawful and that the United States in 1974 conspired with China for the take-over of the Paracels.

  [2] and a chart [3] SchmuckyTheCat 22:32, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

I did not find the source of 1909 stuff. What is that? I have another question. Where do the island belong to during Japanese occupation? Taiwan province? --Jjok 03:00, 30 October 2006 (UTC)