Parcel Islands
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Lessons from the Battle of the Paracel Islands
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, China, Hainan Fishing Laws, Military Conflict, Naval Showdown, Parcel Islands, PLAN, South China Sea Dispute, USA, USN, VietnamOn January 16, 1974, the Republic of Vietnam Navy (RVN) discovered the presence of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in the Crescent Group in the western Paracel Islands, which was held by South Vietnam. This was an unexpected development, because notwithstanding the reduced U.S. military assistance to Saigon after the signing of the Paris […]
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China to Start Regular Patrols from Island in South China Sea
BEIJING — China will base a 5,000-ton civilian patrol ship on one of the main islands it controls in the disputed South China Sea and begin regular patrols, an official newspaper said on Tuesday. The move is likely to add fuel to territorial disputes with neighbors. The China Ocean News, published by the State Oceanic Administration, […]
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China Orders Foreign Fishing Vessels Out of Most of the South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, China, Fishing Rights, Militarization, Naval Showdown, Parcel Islands, Philippines, Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USA, VietnamChina has ordered foreign fishing vessels to obtain approval from regional authorities before fishing or surveying in two thirds of the South China Sea, setting up the potential for new confrontations between Beijing and its neighbors over maritime sovereignty claims to disputed islands. The new orders went into effect Jan. 1 after they were issued […]