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Zhongye Island, known as Tiechi in ancient times, is located
The South China Sea
Nansha Islands
Zhongye Group Reef
In the middle, the west of the Tiechi waterway, the area is about 0.33
Square kilometer
3.4 meters high, yes
Nansha Islands
Second Nature Island. Be surrounded by
Sand bank
Surrounded, the sand bank is about 5 meters high and 60 meters wide. Shimasa
triangle
The island is covered with shrubs,
palm
Trees and other vegetation, up to 3 meters to 4 meters. It is China's inherent territory!
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On April 21, 2015,
The Philippines
Secretary of defense
Loransana, Armed forces
Chief of the general staff
Eduardo Anio landed on the Philippines-occupied island of Zhongye.
- Chinese name
- Zhongye Island
- Foreign name
- Zhongye Island
- alias
- Tie Zhi
- Administrative category
- Islands and reefs under municipal jurisdiction
- Subordinate region
- Zhongye Group Reef
- Geographical position
- 11° 3'6.19" North 114°17'11.63" East
- Area product
- 0.33 square kilometers (about 495 acres)
- Climatic condition
- Tropical Marine climate
- Famous scenic spot
- Iron main channel
- sovereignty
- People's Republic of China
- An illegal occupying Power
- The Philippines
- Encroachment time
- The year 1971
Zhongye Island
In 1935, when the French army invaded Zhongye Island, there were five Chinese Hainan fishermen living on the island, Wenchang County Longlou fisherman Zheng Landing was angry
Flag of France
Tear it off in protest.
After World War II
Zhongye Island
In 1956,
Taiwan navy
One after another dispatched the garrison,
Weiyuan City
The troops and Ningyuan troops made three inspections
Nansha Islands
. In the course of the cruise, there was
Taiping Island
,
Namwi Island
,
Sewoldo
Re-tree stone monument, held
Flag-raising ceremony
"And was adapted to" Nansha
Garrison area
", reassigned
Marine Corps
Defend Taiping Island.
In 1956, Thomas Croma, the principal of the Manila Navigation School, explored the Nansha Islands and claimed to have "discovered" nine major islands, including Zhongye Island, and named them
Kalayaan Islands
.
Zhongye Island is the second largest island in the Spratly archipelago, and China has repeatedly stressed that it has indisputable sovereignty over it. But since 1971, Zhongye Island has been under fire
The Philippines
Illegally seized, sent troops to the island, built an airport. Zhongye Island gradually became its command center in the Nansha Islands.
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On April 18, 1971, in
Strong typhoon
The invasion of Zhongye Island, Taiwan ordered all troops on Zhongye Island to withdraw to Taiping Island to avoid the typhoon. However, after the typhoon, Taiwan carried out a change of defense, and the original troops were returned to Taiwan for reuse
Landing ship
Bringing new troops to Zhongye Island. The Philippines saw this gap, and organized troops to land and occupy Zhongye Island on July 29, and renamed the island "Pagasa Island". According to page 155 of the second episode of the "Marine Warfare Legacy" published by the Taiwan Marine Corps Command, the Taiwan naval detachment that transported new troops to Zhongye Island found that day
Philippine Marine Corps
Landing on the island, detachment leader Colonel Hao Deyun immediately ordered 76 mm
Naval gun
Ready to fire, within an hour will be able to the island of the Philippine army all annihilated, but suddenly received the above order: do not challenge, troops to transport Taiping Island. These Communist Party soldiers had to watch the island fall into the hands of the Philippines.
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Zhongye Island
Philippines, 24 June 2012
Palawan Province
Kalayaan City
Mayor Eugenio Bito Onong said a small kindergarten had been set up on Zhongye Island in the Spratly Islands. A side was inserted in the kindergarten playground
Flag of the Philippines
.
Armed Forces of the Philippines, 11 May 2015
Chief of the general staff
Catapong
Leading a large number of journalists, riding with the Philippine military
C-130 transport aircraft
Flew to Zhongye Island of China's Nansha Islands occupied by the Philippines and raised the Philippine flag on the island. On the island, Cartapong said that the landing was to prove that Zhongye Island is the Philippines' "territory."
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Zhongye Island is located
Nansha Islands
Nansha Sea area
Seabed resources
Very rich, especially
Submarine oil
and
Natural gas reserves
It's huge,
Geological reserves
About 35 billion tons, just
Zeng Mother sand
basinal
Hydrocarbon reserves
That's about 12.6 billion to 13.7 billion tons.
China's Nansha Zhongye Island under Philippine occupation
There is dense jungle in the middle of the island
Guano layer
. There is a large well on the west coast of the island, with good water quality and drinkable water
coconut
The forest, up to 18 meters high, has a fisherman's hut in the middle, arable land and a small temple of the Qing Dynasty. Chinese fishermen live on the island and build their own huts. The island has good soil quality, and Chinese fishermen used to grow coconuts on the island,
papaya
,
Sweet potato
, and
amaranth
Dishes, etc. There are also small temples built by Chinese fishermen in the west.
There are 50 Filipino soldiers on the island, including
Sea, land and air
The Three Armed Forces. It rotates every six months.
According to the 2000 census, in addition to the troops, there were about 300 inhabitants on the island, 12 families, mostly fishermen, with children living on the island.
Transport: Air, one concrete runway, 1500 m long, 90 m wide, direction 09/27. Take a C-130 plane from
The island of Palawan
About 25 minutes to the island.
Zhongye Island
Eight islands and reefs occupied by the Philippines: The Philippines first occupied them in 1963
Sewoldo
Seized in 1968
Mayuan Island
and
Namkeydo
Seized in 1970
Fraser Island
Seized in 1971
Puzido
Hozhong Ye Island, occupied by the Philippines in 1978
Double yellow bar
In 1980, the Philippines occupied
Commander reef
. In 1999, he illegally landed a warship on the ground of grounding
Ren 'ai Reef
But there are no buildings outside the eight islands and reefs occupied by the Philippines in the Nansha Islands. In 2015, the Chinese Foreign Ministry disclosed that the Philippines occupied eight islands and reefs in the Nansha Islands.
-- Note:
Mayuan Island
The Philippine garrison regularly patrols,
Incidental control
Fraser Island
(Fisher Island's sandbar island has only one
Stilt house
), that is,
Fraser Island
It's not inhabited. It's controlled by China
Anda Cay
and
Yoke reef
There are not only small bamboo huts, but also naval personnel who are stationed to record changes in tide levels according to relevant documents.
Historical background
Yes: China was divided after the Civil war, and Chiang Kai-shek's regime placed naval power on
Taiwan Strait
的防守上，中国大陆的海军力量主要也放在台海，特别是中国大陆
Planned economy
Institutional era
The sea was banned for 30 years from 1956
(As far as is allowed
Paracel
Hainan fishermen were not allowed to go to Nansha until 1986) : Because of the sea ban policy since 1956, fishermen could not go to Nansha for production until 1985
Qionghai
With the support of the municipal government, the director of the county agricultural office and
Tanmen Town
The deputy mayor led the team to go there twice
Ministry of Agriculture
Fishery industry
The bureau applied for approval to restart Nansha production and was finally approved in 1986. At that time, when Tanmen sent five fishing boats back to Nansha waters to explore the road, it was found that Vietnam and other countries had occupied many of our islands and reefs.
This background shows that civil use is the foundation, and only on this basis can there be the greatest impetus for relevant management.
The status of Zhongye Island is important: not only the second natural island in Nansha, but also where
Zhongye Group Reef
Roughly connected, larger than
Subi Reef
Many times larger, if developed, can be built into a huge scale of artificial islands.
Councillor landing
Zhongye Island
Presidential Palace of the Philippines
Malacanang Palace
18 said that the country's five lawmakers will land on the Nansha Islands on the 20th decision, will not be between the Philippines and China
Bilateral relations
Make an impact.
July 18, 2011, Walden Bello and five others
Philippine Congress
Lawmakers formed a "peace and sovereignty mission" and planned to fly to the "Kalayaan" islands in the Spratly Islands claimed by the Philippines.
Philippine Presidential spokesman
Chen Xianda
In this regard, he told the media that the "visit" of these lawmakers to the Nansha Islands is their own independent action, and their move must have some purpose, but "I don't think it will have any impact (on Philippine-China relations)."
Philippine garrison
The Philippines' illegal "airport" on My Zhongye Island
From 4 January 2014, the Philippine military began rotating air and naval detachments to Zhongye Island in the Spratly Islands. The Philippine Star reported on the 5th that the Philippines"
Kalayaan City
"Mayor Onong confirmed the deployment of new troops to the island.
Western Philippine Military Region
The command has used Navy aircraft to ferry new air force units to and from Zhongye Island.
It is reported that the Philippine military stationed on Zhongye Island is mainly to strengthen its control over the seven islands and two sandbanks occupied by it in the South China Sea. In fact, the Philippine military surge in the South China Sea has been in progress since December 2013, when the second "Hamilton" class of the Philippine military was launched
frigate
Deployed to the waters off Palawan.
Chinese response
On July 20, 2011, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu said in response to a reporter's question that the Chinese side strongly protested the landing of Philippine lawmakers on Zhongye Island of Nansha Islands and that the above-mentioned actions of the Philippine side seriously violated China's sovereignty
Territorial sovereignty
.
Ma Zhaxu said that China has indisputable sovereignty over the Nansha Islands and their adjacent waters, and the above-mentioned actions of the Philippine side have seriously violated China's territorial sovereignty. China expresses strong protest.
Zhongye Island
In April 2016, the Nansha Islands were China's inherent territory. Zhongye Island is an island in the Nansha Islands. The Chinese side once again urges the Philippines to respect China's territorial sovereignty and rights and interests, and strictly abide by the"
United Nations charter
"And other international laws,
Basic norms governing international relations
And the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC), stop all acts that infringe upon China's territorial sovereignty and rights and interests, and return to adoption at an early date
Bilateral negotiation
To resolve the relevant disputes on the right track.
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It was passed by the Philippine Senate on March 5, 2024
The Philippines' illegal occupation of Zhongye Island of China's Nansha Islands seriously violates international law including the UN Charter. The Philippines' establishment of the so-called "Kalayaan Island Group" beyond its own territorial scope without authorization infringes on China's territorial sovereignty and is illegal and invalid.
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Expulsion of Philippine ship
Zhongye Island
It is reported that the Philippine ship "Sanina" encountered the Chinese vessel near the entrance of the Ren 'ai Reef after traveling for a day and a night in bad sea conditions. Be numbered as"
China Coast Guard
The Chinese vessel 3111 made hostile moves around the Sanina while the Philippine single-engine wooden fishing boat was evading it
Inclement weather
.
Reports say the Chinese coast guard vessel used force despite the bad weather
floodlight
Shine a light on the boat. Pull
siren
"Signaled the boat to turn back to the open sea. The "threatening actions" of the Chinese vessel forced people on the fishing boat to wear them
Life jacket
, climb into
Life raft
.
Chinese ships have been chasing fishing boats to a certain place
Submerged sand
In shallow water. The chase lasted about half an hour.
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Juvenile landing
Zhongye Island
According to the Philippine Star, earlier this month, about 100 "Nansha cruise"
Young volunteer
arrive
Palawan Province
Puerto Princesa
Set up camp there in preparation for the sea. However, the Philippine government sent troops and police to keep them under strict guard, and the "cruise" plan suffered a setback. According to the plan, the volunteers of the activity had planned to travel by boat to the "Kalayaan Islands" between the 30th of last month and the 30th of this month to show their support.
State sovereignty
To protest "Chinese intrusion." They initially planned to organize more than 10,000 Philippine youth to carry out a "Nansha cruise" and raise money from the Philippine public in this name.
According to rappler, in contrast to previous objections,
Presidents of the Philippines
Aquino III's spokesman, Koroma, said on the 27th that the president himself understood the organization's intentions. "We recognize the patriotism that these young people have shown in landing on the island," he said, but stressed that he should express his support for the Philippine government's position in other ways and express concerns about their safety during the trip.
Agence Presse
The review said, though
Military force
Weakest in the South China Sea, the Philippines has been the most active in opposing China's claims. The young Filipinos who landed on the island on the 26th posted photos on their website of landing on the beach of Zhongye Island. The group's Facebook page also issued a message calling on Aquino not to hide, but to "clearly and unequivocally inform the Filipino people of China's 'invasion' of the Philippines.
Exclusive economic zone
The truth ".
Copies of the
According to rappler news network, the group's coordinator Joey Barnig said that they chartered a boat to land on Zhongye Island and will leave on the 28th. While on the island, they interact with local residents and the military. However, the Philippine military has been opposed to this activity. Earlier, according to the Philippine GMA News network reported that Lopez, commander of the western Military region of the Philippines,
Youth movement
May intensify
South China Sea dispute
.
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Defense Department Long landing island
The Philippine Defense Minister led military officials to illegally land on Zhongye Island
In response, the Chinese side said that the move by the relevant person of the Philippine side is not in line with the important consensus reached at the top level of the two countries on properly handling the South China Sea issue. The Chinese side expresses serious concern and dissatisfaction with this and has lodged representations with the Philippine side.
On the morning of May 16, 2024, Philippine Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, Senate President Miguez Zubiri, Senator Joel Villanueva and others visited China's Nansha Zhongye Island illegally occupied by the Philippines by military aircraft to participate in the groundbreaking ceremony of a Philippine naval barracks facility.
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