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Paracel Islands

/ ˌpærəˈsɛl /

noun

  1. a group of uninhabited islets and reefs in the N South China Sea, the subject of territorial claims by China and Vietnam Compare Spratly Islands
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Vietnam is one of several countries to clash with China in the disputed South China Sea, particularly on two archipelagos, the Spratlys and the Paracel Islands.

The Navy’s Seventh Fleet said the Hopper “asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, consistent with international law.”

Navy said on Sunday that the Hopper had "asserted navigational rights in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, consistent with international law".

From Reuters

China claimed the USS Ralph Johnson took a sharp turn and accelerated, crossing the bow of the Chinese ship near the disputed Paracel Islands, which China calls Xisha.

China claimed the USS Ralph Johnson took a sharp turn and accelerated, crossing the bow of the Chinese ship near the disputed Paracel Islands, which China calls Xisha.

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