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An island of Sansha, Hainan, China in the South China Sea. Part of the Paracel Islands, also claimed by both Taiwan and Vietnam.
Peking made claims to the islands a few years ago. Early this month the Foreign Ministry declared the Paracels, in Chinese the Hsishas,‘Chinese territory. Several days later a small band of Chinese, apparently fishermen, landed on Robert Island. They were chased off last Friday by about 30 South Vietnamese Navy commandos, the Saigon military spokesman said.
1974 January 21, David K. Simpler, “Saigon Says Chinese Control Islands, But Refuses to Admit Complete Defeat”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2018, page 2:
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vi Đảo Hữu Nhật (Translations) · yue 甘泉島 /甘泉岛 (Translations) · ja 甘泉島 (Translations) · cmn 甘泉島 /甘泉岛 (Translations)