Paracel Islands Introduction 2012, CIA World Factbook

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Paracel Islands Introduction 2012

SOURCE: 2012 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

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Background:
The Paracel Islands are surrounded by productive fishing grounds and by potential oil and gas reserves. In 1932, French Indochina annexed the islands and set up a weather station on Pattle Island; maintenance was continued by its successor, Vietnam. China has occupied all the Paracel Islands since 1974, when its troops seized a South Vietnamese garrison occupying the western islands. China built a military installation on Woody Island with an airfield and artificial harbor. The islands also are claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam.

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Paracel Islands Introduction 2012 SOURCE: 2012 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES