Citations:Paracel Islands

English citations of Paracel Islands

• 1897, Carlton Dawe, Captain Castle: A Tale of the China Seas‎^[1] (Fiction), London: Smith, Elder, and Co., →OCLC, →OL, page 31:

  ABOUT the third day out we passed the dreaded Macclesfield Bank, which, with the adjacent Paracel Islands and reefs, forms a pretty trap for the careless or unskilful navigator.

• 1976 June 6, “ROC reiterates ownership of southern islets”, in Free China Weekly‎^[2], volume XVII, number 22, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1:

  The Republic of China has reiterated its sovereignty over the Nansha and Hsisha Islands (Spratly and Paracel Islands).

• 2022 June 29, Beijing newsroom, Hong Kong newsroom, Liz Lee, “Typhoon may be forming ahead of Hong Kong handover anniversary”, in Robert Birsel, editor, Reuters‎^[3], archived from the original on 29 June 2022, China‎^[4]:

  Gales in the South China Sea, off Guangdong's east coast and near the Paracel Islands, were forecast to reach moderate magnitudes of 6-7 but the wind in some parts of the sea could be stronger, the forecasters said.

• 2023 March 24, “China threatens 'serious consequences' over US warship”, in DW News‎^[5], archived from the original on March 24, 2023, China‎^[6]:

  The US Navy destroyer USS Milius sailed around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea for the second day in a row, in a move that Beijing described as violating China's sovereignty.