Phu Lam en · PROPN
Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese Phú Lâm (富林).
Meanings
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Synonym of Woody Island: the Vietnamese-derived name.
The fighter jet sightings follow the placement of HQ-9 surface-to-air missiles on the 210-hectare island, known in Chinese as Yongxing and called Phu Lam by Vietnam, which also claims it.
2016 February 24, Steve Herman, “China Redeploys Fighter Jets on Disputed Island”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 04 May 2017, Asia: