Meaning of Hsisha | Babel Free

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Noun. [B1]

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“"After that France kept a watchful eye on Hsisha Island and sent warships there and declared that she had taken possession of Hsisha Island, together with the other Paracel Islands. But as the result of Japanese protests the French claim was abandoned.”

“Johnson Apr. 24 issued an executive order designating Vietnam and the waters adjacent to it a “combat zone.” The “combat zone,” according to Peking’s reading, included part of China’s territorial waters in the vicinity of Hsisha Island.”

“After Japanese imperialism occupied the Tungsha Islands in 1907, Chang Jen-chun, Governor of Kwangtung and Kwangsi, made representations to the Japanese Consul in Kwangchow to recover the Tungsha Islands and, in April 1909, sent more than 170 people under Admiral Li Chun and Captains Wu Ching-jung and Liu Yi-kuan to the Hsisha Islands.”

“Surveys made by Chinese archaeologists of historical relics on the Hsisha Islands have yielded excellent results including many important discoveries.”

“The Ministry also said the Hsisha Islands are “an integral part of the territory of the Republic of China,” refuting Vietnam claims.”

“China, Taiwan and Vietnam claim the Paracel Islands (known to the Chinese as Hsisha Islands).”

“South Vietnam's navy stopped Chinese fishing vessels off Hsisha, also known as the Paracel Islands, twice in February 1959.”

“Starting from 2004, the ROC yearbooks dropped the claim to the Hsisha Islands (Paracel Islands). The most likely reason was that the PRC had actual control over this area. By remvoing the Hsisha Islands from the list of 'ROC territories' in the South China Seas, Taiwanese authorities seemed to tacitly acknowledge the PRC's 'ownership' of the islands and also declare itself to be different from the PRC.”

“First, the Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei expressed its opposition on the eve of Ma’s trip. Vietnam has always been opposed to Taiwan’s claim to the Spratly (Nansha, 南沙) and Paracel (Hsisha, 西沙) islands.”

“The draft (Peace Treaty) stipulated that Japan shall renounce all claims to Nan-wei (Spratly) Island and to the Hsisha (Paracel) Archipelago but does not mention the problem of restitution of sovereignty.”

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