Robert Island

English Robert Island (Paracel Islands) Robert Island (Paracel Islands) thumb Etymology enen eponyms Proper noun Robert Island en An <<island>> of <<prefecture-level city/Sansha>>, <<province/Hainan>>, <<c/China>> in the <<sea/South China Sea>>. Part of the <<archipelago/Paracel Islands>>, also claimed by both Taiwan and Vietnam. en Round Island Ganquan Island en January 21, 1974 David K. Simpler Saigon Says Chinese Control Islands, But Refuses to Admit Complete Defeat https://web.archive.org/web/20180404030809/https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/21/archives/saigon-says-chinese-control-islands-but-refuses-to-admit-complete.html April 04, 2018 2 Peking made claims to the islands a few years ago. Early this month the Foreign Ministry declared the Paracels, in Chinese the Hsishas,‘Chinese territory. Several days later a small band of Chinese, apparently fishermen, landed on Robert Island. They were chased off last Friday by about 30 South Vietnamese Navy commandos, the Saigon military spokesman said. Translations Chinese: Cantonese: yue 甘泉島 Mandarin: cmn 甘泉島 Gānquán Dǎo Japanese: ja 甘泉島 Vietnamese: vi Đảo Hữu Nhật