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Sansha City, located on Yongxing Island, one of the Xisha Islands in Hainan Province, was founded on July 24, 2012. The city administers three island...

Spectacular views of islands in Chinas southernmost Sansha

Sansha City, located on Yongxing Island, one of the Xisha Islands in Hainan Province, was founded on July 24, 2012. The city administers three island...

Spectacular views of islands in Chinas southernmost Sansha

Sansha City, located on Yongxing Island, one of the Xisha Islands in Hainan Province, was founded on July 24, 2012. The city administers three island...

Spectacular views of islands in Chinas southernmost Sansha

Sansha City, located on Yongxing Island, one of the Xisha Islands in Hainan Province, was founded on July 24, 2012. The city administers three island...

Spectacular views of islands in Chinas southernmost Sansha

At Sea - Chinese vessels chase a Vietnamese Coast Guard boat in waters near the Paracel Islands, claimed by China and Vietnam, in the South China Sea...

Tensions in S. China Sea

At Sea - A crew member watches Chinese vessels from a Vietnamese Coast Guard boat in waters near the Paracel Islands, claimed by China and Vietnam,...

Tensions in S. China Sea

At Sea - Photo shows yellow dots indicating Chinese vessels on a radar on a Vietnamese Coast Guard boat in waters near the Paracel Islands, claimed...

Tensions in S. China Sea

At Sea - A Chinese vessel approaches a Vietnamese Coast Guard boat in waters near the Paracel Islands, claimed by China and Vietnam, in the South...

Tensions in S. China Sea

At Sea - A Chinese vessel sails near an oil drilling platform set up by China in waters near the Paracel Islands, claimed by China and Vietnam, in...

Tensions in S. China Sea

At Sea - Photo shows an oil drilling platform set up by China and vessels believed to be of Chinese registry in waters near the Paracel Islands,...

Tensions in S. China Sea

Anti-China activists place incense sticks into an urn during a rally marking the 42nd anniversary of the 1974 naval battle between China and...

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An activist places chrysanthemums as he attends a rally marking the 42nd anniversary of the 1974 naval battle between China and then-South Vietnamese...

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An anti-China activist holds a poster saying "74 martyrs live forever" during a rally marking the 42nd anniversary of the 1974 naval battle between...

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An anti-China activist holds a banner displaying Vietnam's 11th century general hero Ly Thuong Kiet's poem on Vietnam's determination to defend its...

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Vietnam - Demonstrators at an anti-China rally hold a banner with messages including one saying they will not forget people who died fighting China,...

Anti-China rally in Hanoi

Vietnam - People holding flowers participate in an anti-China rally in Hanoi on Jan. 19 the 40th anniversary of a military conflict in the Paracel...

Anti-China rally in Hanoi

Vietnam - People march in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, on Aug. 14 in protest against China over a bilateral territorial dispute over the Spratly...

Anti-China demonstration in Vietnam

Vietnam - A Vietnamese demonstrator in the capital Hanoi is carried away by police on July 17, 2011. The man was participating in a demonstration...

Anti-China protests in Vietnam

Vietnam - Vietnamese demonstrate in the capital Hanoi against China on July 17 over bilateral territorial disputes involving the Spratly Islands and...

Anti-China protests in Vietnam

Vietnam - About 30 people gather near the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, on June 19 protesting against China over a recent series...

Anti-China demonstration in Vietnam

Vietnam - About 50 people gather in front of the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, on June 12 proclaiming Vietnam's sovereignty over...

Anti-China demonstration in Vietnam

Vietnam - A few hundred people demonstrate near the Chinese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, southern Vietnam, on June 12, 2011. Claiming...

Anti-China demonstration in Vietnam

Vietnam - Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga speaks during a press conference in Hanoi on May 29 criticizing China after...

Vietnam criticizes China over maritime incident

July 9, 2016 -- A missile frigate of Chinese navy sails to the venue for the missile launch during a military exercise in the water area near south...

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July 9, 2016 -- Soldiers transmit instructions on missile destroyer Hefei during a military exercise in the water area near south China's Hainan...

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July 9, 2016-- Missile destroyer Guangzhou launches an air-defense missile during a military exercise in the water area near south China's Hainan...

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DigitalGlobe via Getty Images imagery of Tree Island from the WorldView-1 Satellite. Tree Island is one of the main islands of the Paracel Islands...

MAY 30, 2016: DigitalGlobe imagery of Tree Island. Tree Island is one of the main islands of the Paracel Islands group in the South China Sea. (Image progression 3 of 3.)

DigitalGlobe via Getty Images imagery of Tree Island. Tree Island is one of the main islands of the Paracel Islands group in the South China Sea....

DEC 2, 2015: DigitalGlobe imagery of Tree Island. Tree Island is one of the main islands of the Paracel Islands group in the South China Sea. (Image progression 2 of 3.)

DigitalGlobe via Getty Images imagery of Tree Island. Tree Island is one of the main islands of the Paracel Islands group in the South China Sea....

DEC 5, 2014: DigitalGlobe imagery of Tree Island. Tree Island is one of the main islands of the Paracel Islands group in the South China Sea. (Image progression 1 of 3.)

DigitalGlobe via Getty Images high-resolution imagery from 26 April 2016 of Woody Island in the South China Sea. The Island has been under the...

DigitalGlobe high-resolution imagery (Closeup 2) imagery from 26 April 2016 of Woody Island (Yongxing Island) in the South China Sea. (Photo DigitalGlobe via Getty Images)

DigitalGlobe via Getty Images high-resolution imagery from 26 April 2016 of Woody Island in the South China Sea. The Island has been under the...

DigitalGlobe high-resolution imagery (Closeup 1) imagery from 26 April 2016 of Woody Island (Yongxing Island) in the South China Sea. (Photo DigitalGlobe via Getty Images)

Woody Island imaged here via satellite with a ship passing on the right on 11 April 2016. The island is located in the Paracel Islands in the South...

A satellite View Paracel Islands in the South China Sea

DigitalGlobe via Getty Images overview imagery from 09 January 2016 of Woody Island. Woody Island is also known as Yongxing Island and Phu Lam Island...

DigitalGlobe overview imagery from 09 January 2016 of Woody Island. Woody Island is also known as Yongxing Island and Phu Lam Island and is the largest of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.

DigitalGlobe via Getty Images closeup ver2 imagery from 09 January 2016 of Woody Island. Woody Island is also known as Yongxing Island and Phu Lam...

DigitalGlobe closeup ver2 imagery from 09 January 2016 of Woody Island. Woody Island is also known as Yongxing Island and Phu Lam Island and is the largest of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.

DigitalGlobe via Getty Images closeup ver1 imagery from 09 January 2016 of Woody Island. Woody Island is also known as Yongxing Island and Phu Lam...

DigitalGlobe closeup ver1 imagery from 09 January 2016 of Woody Island. Woody Island is also known as Yongxing Island and Phu Lam Island and is the largest of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.

DigitalGlobe via Getty Images medium view imagery from 09 January 2016 of Woody Island. Woody Island is also known as Yongxing Island and Phu Lam...

DigitalGlobe medium view imagery from 09 January 2016 of Woody Island. Woody Island is also known as Yongxing Island and Phu Lam Island and is the largest of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.

DigitalGlobe via Getty Images closeup ver3 imagery from 09 January 2016 of Woody Island. Woody Island is also known as Yongxing Island and Phu Lam...

DigitalGlobe closeup ver3 imagery from 09 January 2016 of Woody Island. Woody Island is also known as Yongxing Island and Phu Lam Island and is the largest of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.

DigitalGlobe via Getty Images closeup ver4 imagery from 09 January 2016 of Woody Island. Woody Island is also known as Yongxing Island and Phu Lam...

DigitalGlobe closeup ver4 imagery from 09 January 2016 of Woody Island. Woody Island is also known as Yongxing Island and Phu Lam Island and is the largest of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.

Trinh Khac Manh , from the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences , talks with reporters about old Han Nom documents dating from 17-18th centuries...

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Trinh Khac Manh , from the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences , talks with reporters about old Han Nom documents dating from 17-18th centuries...

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Trinh Khac Manh , from the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences , talks with reporters about old Han Nom documents dating from 17-18th centuries...

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Vietnamese fishboat is chased by a Chinese Maritime Police Bureau ships near the disputed Paracel Islands near the disputed Paracel Islands on May...

Tension Rises In Disputed Area of South China Sea

Chinese drilling equipment located in waters off the Paracel Islands on May 28, 2014 in At Sea. Dozens of Vietnamese and Chinese vessels square off...

Tension Rises In Disputed Area of South China Sea

Chinese coast guard ship navigates in front of Chinese drilling equipment located in waters off the Paracel Islands on May 28, 2014 in At Sea. Dozens...

Tension Rises In Disputed Area of South China Sea

Chinese coast guard ship navigates in front of Chinese drilling equipment located in waters off the Paracel Islands on May 28, 2014 in At Sea. Dozens...

Tension Rises In Disputed Area of South China Sea

Vietnamese fisheries surveillance force vessel is chased by Chinese Maritime Police Bureau ships near the disputed Paracel Islands near the disputed...

Tension Rises In Disputed Area of South China Sea

Vietnamese fisheries surveillance force vessel is surrounded by Chinese Maritime Police Bureau ships near the disputed Paracel Islands near the...

Tension Rises In Disputed Area of South China Sea

Vietnamese fisheries surveillance force vessel is chased by Chinese Maritime Police Bureau ships near the disputed Paracel Islands near the disputed...

Tension Rises In Disputed Area of South China Sea

Chinese Maritime Police Bureau ship uses water cannon to harass a Vietnamese fisheries surveillance force vessel near the disputed Paracel Islands on...

Tension Rises In Disputed Area of South China Sea

Police officers call for halt the rally at a park next to the Chinese Embassy on May 18, 2014 in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Vietnamese people hold a rally...

Vietnamese Government Stops Anti China Rally

Police officers brock the road to close a park next to the Chinese Embassy on May 18, 2014 in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Vietnamese people hold a rally...

Vietnamese Government Stops Anti China Rally

Police officers stand guard on May 18, 2014 in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Vietnamese people hold a rally against China's activity around the Paracel...

Vietnamese Government Stops Anti China Rally

Vietnamese people hold anti-China rally on May 18, 2014 in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Vietnamese people hold a rally against China's activity around the...

Vietnamese Government Stops Anti China Rally

Police officers brock the road to close a park next to the Chinese Embassy on May 18, 2014 in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Vietnamese people hold a rally...

Vietnamese Government Stops Anti China Rally

Protestors display placards reading "the connivance of violence, arouse the great indignation of both men and gods" and "both sides of the straits...

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Protestors display placards reading "the connivance of violence, arouse the great indignation of both men and gods" and "both sides of the straits...

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Crew members stand at the controls of the bridge on board Vietnamese Coast Guard vessel No. 8003 while navigating in disputed waters claimed by both...

China Plays Cat and Mouse With Vietnam Coast Guard on Rig

Protestors display placards reading "the connivance of violence, arouse the great indignation of both men and gods" and "both sides of the straits...

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Comprehensive maritime emergency rescue drill of Sansha City is conducted in the waters near Yongxing Island of the Xisha Islands, south China's...

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Comprehensive maritime emergency rescue drill of Sansha City is conducted in the waters near Yongxing Island of the Xisha Islands, south China's...

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