Sisha

sīshā English Proper noun en Xisha. en December 24, 2006 Taiwan steps up patrol in disputed South China Sea: report w:Yahoo News https://web.archive.org/web/20240514071615/https://www.ellentordesillas.com/2006/12/22/gloria-arroyos-chief-spook-celebrates-lavishly/ May 14, 2024 https://www.ellentordesillas.com/2006/12/22/gloria-arroyos-chief-spook-celebrates-lavishly/ TAIPEI (AFP) The coastguards, whose frigates previously sailed to Tongsha (Pratas) once every month, have extend patrols to the disputed Sisha (Paracel) islets, which are about 1,100 kilometers from Taiwan, the Liberty Times said.Tongsha is some 455 kilometers (273 miles) from Taiwan.The new patrol area also covers waters off the disputed Jhongsha (MacclesfileldMacclesfield Bank) islands, it said. en 2007 Geography Taiwan Yearbook 2007 https://archive.org/details/taiwanyerabook200000unse/ w:Government Information Office 978-986-01-1187-3 1013-0942 1245822822 19 https://archive.org/details/taiwanyerabook200000unse/page/19/ 2 Taiwan maintains a historical claim to the islands of the South China Sea. Four groups of vast area: the Dongsha (Pratas) Islands, Nansha (Spratly) Islands, Sisha (Paracel) Islands, and Jhongsha (Macclesfield Bank) Islands. Currently, Taiwan’s effective jurisdiction includes the Dongsha Islands and Taiping (Itu Aba) Island in the Nansha Islands. en February 06, 2009 TAIWAN NEWS QUICK TAKE w:Taipei Times https://web.archive.org/web/20090209091823/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2009/02/06/2003435379 February 09, 2009 https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2009/02/06/2003435379 1563-9525 464696902 CNA Taiwan News 4 The ministry said Taiwan’s sovereignty claim was beyond doubt and challenge, stressing that all four groups of islands in the South China Sea — the Nansha, Jhongsha, Dongsha (Pratas) and Sisha (Paracel) — and their surrounding waters were Taiwan’s territories from a historical, geographical, factual and international law perspective. en 2009 March Maxwell Colby LaFrance China's Strategic Nuclear Decision Making During Crisis w:Worcester Polytechnic Institute https://web.archive.org/web/20240501011720/https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/212992451.pdf May 01, 2024 https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/212992451.pdf 59–60 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) issued a statement Wednesday reiterating the Republic of China’s historical claim to islands and reefs in the South China Sea, including the Spratlys. The MOFA statement came after the two chambers of the Philippine legislature -- the Senate and House of Representatives -- passed bills, to annex some isles and reefs of the Spratly Islands (better known as Nansha in Chinese) and Macclesfield Bank Islands (known locally as Jhongsha) as part of the Philippines’ territory. The MOFA stated that Taiwan’s sovereignty claim is beyond doubt and challenge, stressing that all four groups of islands in the South China Sea -- Nansha, Jhongsha, Dongsha (Pratas) Islands and Sisha (Paracel) Islands -- and their surrounding waters are Taiwan’s territories from a historical, geographical, factual, and international law perspective. en