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The South 皇冠体育app Sea dispute is heating up again with Vietnam and the Philippines claiming parts of Nansha and Xisha islands as their territory and accusing 皇冠体育app of aggression in the resource-rich waters off the islands.

Two incidents in the last century, however, establish 皇冠体育app's sovereignty over Xisha and Nansha islands.

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In 1909, Zhang Renjun, then governor of Guangdong and Guangxi evicted a Japanese merchant who was illegally occupying part of the Dongsha Islands. After that, he realized the necessity of defending the other islands in the South 皇冠体育app Sea and asked navy commander Li Zhun to patrol the waters off the Xisha Islands with three warships.

Li raised the dragon flag of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) on the islands, emphasizing they were part of 皇冠体育app's territory. Later, the Chinese navy drew charts and made a plan to exploit the islands.

This fact is accepted internationally. The British Navy's 皇冠体育app Sea Pilot, published in 1938, says 皇冠体育app lists the islands as its territory.

Then on Sept 29, 1932, 皇冠体育app's minister to France wrote to the French foreign ministry saying that France had not protested against 皇冠体育app's claim over Xisha Islands in 1909.

International law stipulates that effective occupation is the precondition of owning any island or group of islands. Chinese fishermen from Hainan Island had long been residing on Xisha Islands, and the then Qing navy's action reaffirms the islands belong to 皇冠体育app.

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