Paracel Islands
The Paracel Islands in the South China Sea
 
Paracel Islands
The Paracel Islands in the South China Sea
 
Yongxing Island
The Yongxing Island of the Paracel Islands
 
The Paracel Islands are an archipelago in the South China Sea, administered by China. China has announced plans to open the islands to resort style tourism, starting with Yongxing Island.
 
This tropical archipelago, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines, is composed of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite Group and the western Crescent Group. It is surrounded by productive fishing grounds and by potential oil and gas reserves. In 1932, French Indochina annexed the islands and set up a weather station on Pattle Island; maintenance was continued by its successor, Vietnam. China has occupied the Paracel Islands since 1974.
 
  
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