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The island's flora is generally tropical, with an abundance of palm trees. There is also a vegetable plantation sized around one-fifteenth of a hectare (~700 sq m). The western portion of the island has a coconut grove. The island's domestic water supply is from rainwater collection. Additional
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had all established a presence on the island at various points of time in history. Fishing activities in the South China Sea region surrounding the island have been documented in the records of earlier
Chinese dynasties. During the
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China began construction on a school to serve about 40 children whose parents work on the island in June 2014, with construction expected to cost about 36 million yuan and take a year and a half. It opened in
December 2015.
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795:. The ship was transferred to the ROC navy after the war. In January 1947, after making a failed attempt to dislodge the Chinese garrison from Woody Island, France established a permanent presence on
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announced its claim to the archipelago. A Franco-Vietnamese garrison was established on Woody Island (from 'île Boisée' in French) in 1938, regularly supplied by the French Navy until 1945.
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is located on Woody island. Woody Island has had two or three artificial harbors capable of docking vessels up to 5,000 tonnes. In 2008, the island's main sea transport was the freighter
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during WWII, a monument erected by the ROC government in 1946, and a monument erected by the PRC in 1974. Visitors to the island are required to obtain approval from PRC authorities in
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defence circulars and
Chinese social media posts, the Washington Post and Washington based Asia maritime transparency initiative reported that China had landed long range
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branch, a hospital, various shops, hostels, food stations, a post office, small department stores and an aquatic company. A rescue centre was established on 15 July 2006.
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On 22 July 2017, over 200 Chinese moviegoers attended a screening in a theater built on the island by the Hainan Film
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on the island. This is in addition to mobile communications and satellite television which are available in the fishing villages of the
Paracel Islands.
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1486:[Experts Recommend Construction of a Floating Airbase to Allow Fighter Cover in the South China Sea] (in Chinese). Eastday. 4 June 2012
676:(SCS), with an area of 2.1 square kilometres (0.81 sq mi). As of 2014, it has a population of almost 1,500, with roads, banks and an
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1533:[Ministry of Transport Aid Station on Yongxing Island Starts Operations on the 15th.] (in Chinese).
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1275:[China to Open Tourism Route Between Hainan Island and Yongxing Island This Year].
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1889:"China Expands Presence With Fighters on Woody Island"
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1361:"The Paracels: The Other South China Sea Dispute" pg 5
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1213:"Lecture – Airfield classificatons based on capacity"
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955:(CNR) and Hainan People's Broadcasting Station began
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1117:"China building school on island in South China Sea"
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833:The island is located between the equator and the
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2122:List of maritime features in the Spratly Islands
1767:"New desalinator put into use in China's Sansha"
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1722:"China tests bombers on South China Sea island"
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1865:Satellite image of Woody Island by Google Maps
1249:ICAO working papers – Montreal conference 2009
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3270:Territorial disputes of the Republic of China
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1640:"Can China Enforce a South China Sea ADIZ?"
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1871:"Sleepy island at centre of sea dispute"
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2666:Designation of the West Philippine Sea
1695:"CHINA LANDS BOMBERS ON ISLAND CLAIMS"
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1143:American Journal of International Law
1887:Minnick, Wendell (8 November 2015).
1831:War Or Peace in the South China Sea?
1553:"CNR program covers Yongxing Island"
1134:Beckman, Robert (1 September 2013).
360:θ – Zhongjian Island (Triton Island)
273:β – Chigua Reef (Johnson South Reef)
2631:Philippines and the Spratly Islands
2132:Royal Malaysian Navy Offshore Bases
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1507:"Analysis: China's air-sea buildup"
1505:Chang, Andrei (26 September 2008).
375:κ – Yongshu Reef (Fiery Cross Reef)
253:α – Yongxing Island (Woody Island)
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1739:Newdick, Thomas (12 August 2020).
1653:Brunnstrom, David (6 April 2017).
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457:2.6 km (1.0 sq mi)
315:ε – Huayang Reef (Cuarteron Reef)
231:Location of the major islands in
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3117:Gaven North & South Reefs
2902:The Seven Sisters (Qilian Yu)
2672:Hai Yang Shi You 981 standoff
2642:Battle of the Paracel Islands
1668:Taylor, Adam (24 July 2017).
1460:. Vintage Books. p. 74.
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861:. In June 2014, UK newspaper
823:Battle of the Paracel Islands
345:η – Nanxun Reef (Gaven Reefs)
3265:Disputed territories in Asia
1657:– via www.reuters.com.
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3200:Johnson South Reef Skirmish
2654:Johnson South Reef skirmish
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3206:Scarborough Shoal standoff
3119:(Nanxun & Xinan Reefs)
2660:Scarborough Shoal standoff
1877:. News.com. 5 August 2012.
1220:MIT lectures – aeronautics
1191:Indiana aviation authority
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3163:Yongxing Island Airport
2626:Spratly Islands dispute
1828:Kivimäki, Timo (2002).
1348:Encyclopædia Britannica
1060:South China Sea Islands
1050:Sansha Yongxing Airport
896:Sansha Yongxing Airport
691:and the Vietnam coast.
507:Republic of Philippines
2648:Southwest Cay incident
1530:交通部西沙救助基地15日在我国南海永兴岛启用
1414:www.baobinhdinh.com.vn
991:In May 2018, based on
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938:Imperial Japanese Army
804:Hainan Island Campaign
771:Republic of China Navy
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2390:Cornwallis South Reef
1010:Ecology and resources
855:prefecture-level city
744:Viceroy of Liangguang
2636:Battle of Leyte Gulf
2611:Territorial disputes
2595:Tambelan Archipelago
1577:China National Radio
1483:专家建议造浮岛机场让战机作战半径覆盖南海
1193:. Indiana government
1108:Agence France-Presse
1088:The Independent (UK)
953:China National Radio
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2435:Central London Reef
2342:Second Thomas Shoal
2137:Vietnamese DK1 rigs
1674:The Washington Post
1435:on 10 December 2012
1272:我国年内将开通海南到西沙永兴岛旅游航线
904:PLA Naval Air Force
849:and is the seat of
841:Claims and disputes
815:Republic of Vietnam
806:in 1950 during the
759:Nationalist Chinese
601:traditional Chinese
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3093:Johnson South Reef
2572:Tudjuh Archipelago
2405:Investigator Shoal
2373:Johnson South Reef
2327:First Thomas Shoal
2306:Third Thomas Shoal
2127:Great Wall of Sand
1970:South Vereker Bank
1963:North Vereker Bank
1771:news.xinhuanet.com
1620:. 17 February 2016
1614:The New York Times
1572:西沙永兴岛调频广播发射台昨天开始试播
1535:Xinhua News Agency
951:On 10 April 2011,
698:(PRC) since 1956.
593:simplified Chinese
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1841:978-87-91114-01-4
1777:on 3 October 2016
1344:"Paracel Islands"
808:Chinese Civil War
787:was formerly the
720:Republic of China
704:Republic of China
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3123:Fiery Cross Reef
3086:(Nansha Islands)
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2445:East London Reef
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1092:Associated Press
1080:
1044:
1039:
1038:
1037:
835:tropic of cancer
782:
781:
748:French Indochina
741:
685:Amphitrite Group
666:French Indochina
658:
622:
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45:
30:
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3290:
3289:
3285:
3284:
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3281:
3280:
3279:
3260:Paracel Islands
3250:
3249:
3248:
3243:
3217:
3182:
3168:Yongshu Airport
3144:
3135:Half Moon Shoal
3085:
3083:Spratly Islands
3077:
3043:
2985:
2974:Drummond Island
2944:
2932:
2897:
2857:(Xuande Qundao)
2856:
2846:(Xisha Islands)
2845:
2843:Paracel Islands
2837:
2808:
2802:
2772:
2767:
2755:
2747:
2677:
2599:
2585:Anambas Islands
2566:
2543:
2539:Palawan Passage
2523:
2497:
2493:Half Moon Shoal
2476:
2414:
2378:Sin Cowe Island
2346:
2310:
2301:Reed Tablemount
2279:
2153:
2146:
2114:Spratly Islands
2108:
2071:
2050:
2022:
1981:Paracel Islands
1975:
1943:
1941:South China Sea
1938:
1900:
1898:
1869:
1856:
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1813:
1803:
1801:
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1699:Washington Post
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1647:
1642:. 18 July 2016.
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1110:. 15 June 2014.
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1094:. 15 June 2014.
1082:
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1040:
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1033:
1030:
1021:
1012:
920:Sukhoi Su-30MK2
912:Shenyang J-11BH
882:
863:The Independent
847:Town Government
843:
831:
773:warships, ROCS
712:
674:South China Sea
670:Paracel Islands
589:Yongxing Island
565:
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34:Disputed island
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11:
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3152:
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3149:Transportation
3146:
3145:
3143:
3142:
3137:
3132:
3126:
3125:(Yongshu Reef)
3120:
3114:
3108:
3107:(Huayang Reef)
3105:Cuarteron Reef
3102:
3101:(Dongmen Reef)
3096:
3089:
3087:
3079:
3078:
3076:
3075:
3070:
3069:
3068:
3057:
3055:
3049:
3048:
3045:
3044:
3042:
3041:
3040:Vuladdore Reef
3038:
3035:
3032:
3029:
3028:Jehangire Bank
3026:
3023:
3022:Discovery Reef
3020:
3017:
3014:
3012:Lincoln Island
3009:
3004:
2999:
2993:
2991:
2987:
2986:
2984:
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2980:
2975:
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2942:Crescent Group
2938:
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2931:
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2873:(Yongxing Dao)
2867:
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2621:Nine-dash line
2618:
2613:
2607:
2605:
2601:
2600:
2598:
2597:
2592:
2587:
2582:
2580:Natuna Islands
2576:
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2562:Luconia Shoals
2559:
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2475:
2474:
2472:Spratly Island
2469:
2464:
2459:
2454:
2453:
2452:
2447:
2442:
2440:Cuarteron Reef
2437:
2426:
2424:
2420:
2419:
2416:
2415:
2413:
2412:
2410:Mariveles Reef
2407:
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2397:
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2387:
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2365:
2354:
2352:
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2345:
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2334:
2329:
2324:
2322:Commodore Reef
2318:
2316:
2312:
2311:
2309:
2308:
2303:
2298:
2296:Nanshan Island
2293:
2287:
2285:
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2278:
2277:
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2275:
2267:
2266:
2265:
2260:
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2250:
2248:Zhongzhou Reef
2245:
2243:Taiping Island
2240:
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1854:External links
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908:Chengdu J-10AH
881:
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738:(Chinese:
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647:(and formerly
633:Phú Lâm Island
587:, also called
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3173:Meiji Airport
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3141:
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3118:
3115:
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3111:Mischief Reef
3109:
3106:
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3095:(Chigua Reef)
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3007:Triton Island
3005:
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2995:
2994:
2992:
2988:
2981:
2979:
2978:Pattle Island
2976:
2973:
2971:
2968:
2966:Antelope Reef
2965:
2963:
2962:Yagong Island
2960:
2958:
2955:
2953:
2952:Robert Island
2950:
2949:
2947:
2943:
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2926:New West Sand
2925:
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2233:Namyit Island
2231:
2229:
2226:
2225:
2224:
2221:
2217:
2216:Loaita Island
2214:
2212:
2209:
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2199:
2195:
2192:
2190:
2187:
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2179:Southwest Cay
2177:
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2174:Northeast Cay
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2067:Triton Island
2065:
2063:
2060:
2059:
2057:
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2046:Yagong Island
2044:
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