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Bookmark or Share- Spratly Islands - The World FactbookThe Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs surrounded by rich fishing grounds - and potentially by gas and oil deposits. They are claimed in their entirety by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, while portions are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines.
- What is the South China Sea dispute? - BBC NewsThe other countries have staked claims on islands and various zones in the sea, such as the Paracels and the Spratlys. China has backed its expansive claims with island-building and naval patrols.
- Spratly Islands dispute - WikipediaThe Spratly Islands dispute is an ongoing territorial dispute among Brunei, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam concerning "ownership" of the Spratly Islands, a group of islands and associated "maritime features" (reefs, banks, and cays etc.) located in the South China Sea.
- Territorial Disputes in the South China SeaChina’s assertiveness in the South China Sea has steadily increased, resulting in heightened tensions with Southeast Asian claimant states, particularly the Philippines, at the Second Thomas Shoal...
- Spratly Islands | Disputes, Geography & History, South China Sea ...Spratly Islands, large group of reefs, shoals, atolls, and small islets in the South China Sea of the Pacific Ocean. They are located north of insular Malaysia and are roughly midway between Vietnam and the Philippines, and they are claimed—wholly or in part—by several countries in the region.
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