Hoang Sa

Hoàng Sa English Hoàng Sa District Hoang Sa District Alternative forms en Hoàng Sa Etymology Borrowed from en vi Hoàng Sa (vi 黃砂).Paracel Islands, Vietnamese Quan Dao Hoang Sa, in Encyclopædia Britannica Pronunciation en /ˌhwɑŋ ˈsɑː/ /ˌhwæŋ ˈsɑː/ Proper noun en Paracel Islands: the Vietnamese-derived name. en 1958 w:A. V. H. Hartendorp History of Industry and Trade of the Philippines: The Magsaysay Administration https://books.google.com/books?id=xDMQAAAAMAAJ 5717864 218 Vietnamese sovereignty over the Paracels dated back at least to the early 19th century, when Emperor Gia-Long sent a detachment to Hoang Sa Island, it remained until the establishment of French protectorate over Annam, when France assumed responsibility for the islands. en 1974 w:United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs Fact Sheet from Embassy of the Republic of Viet-Nam Information Office, Washington D.C., January 28, 1974, Entitled "The Sovereignty of the Republic of Viet-Nam Over the Archipelago of Hoang Sa (Paracels)" Oil and Asian Rivals https://archive.org/details/oilasianrivalssi0000unse/ Washington, D.C. w:Government Printing Office 576883233 297 https://archive.org/details/oilasianrivalssi0000unse/page/297/ On January 16, 1974, Communist China brazenly invaded the Vietnamese Archipelago of Hoang Sa (Paracels). en 1999 w:Humphrey Hawksley; Simon Holberton Dragon Strike (novel) Dragon Strike https://archive.org/details/dragonstrike00hawk/ w:St. Martin's Press Fiction 0-312-20531-7 99-045344 1038161002 9462453M 29 https://archive.org/details/dragonstrike00hawk/page/29/ In the face of the extremely serious situation in the Truong Sa archipelago area, since December last year Vietnam has three times proposed to the Chinese side to open talks for the settlement of differences concerning the Truong Sa archipelago and other disputes over the common border and the Hoang Sa archipelago. en 2012 w:Douglas M. Branson Three Tastes of Nước Má̆m: The Brown Water Navy & Visits to Vietnam https://archive.org/details/threetastesofncm0000bran/ Ashland, OR Hellgate Press 978-1-55571-708-7 2012023069 797969795 25367294M 281 https://archive.org/details/threetastesofncm0000bran/page/281/ While I was in Hanoi, in summer 2011, the Viet Nam News reported that “Viet Nam has affirmed its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos and protested China’s recent actions concerning the two island groups.” China Mobile (a private corporation) had evidently extended mobile service coverage to include the islands. en November 25, 2017 Mike Ives Tran Duc Anh Son A Defiant Map-Hunter Stakes Vietnam’s Claims in the South China Sea w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20171126000120/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/25/world/asia/vietnam-south-china-sea.html 26 November 2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/25/world/asia/vietnam-south-china-sea.html 0362-4331 1645522 Asia Pacific “The Chinese know very clearly they never mentioned the Hoang Sa or the Truong Sa in their history books or historical maps,” Dr. Son said, using the Vietnamese terms for the Paracels and Spratlys. en en claimed district of c/Da Nang c/Vietnam. en 1988 Summary of World Broadcasts: The Far East. Part III https://books.google.com/books?id=YvATXE7QmDcC Monitoring Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation 0960-0388 10807079 A-32 The Council of Ministers also issued decision 194/HDBT to found, on 19th December, Hoang Sa district , which includes the whole of the Hoang Sa archipelago, and put it under the jurisdiction of Quang Nam-Da Nang Province. Up to that time, the Hoang Sa archipelago had been part of Hoa Vang district, Quang Nam-Da Nang Province. en April 22, 2009 Hoang Sa Island district to have new chairman https://archive.is/20121224225913/http://www.monre.gov.vn/v35/default.aspx#selection-407.0-406.2 December 24, 2012 Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Vietnam) Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Da Nang authorities will announce the names of chairmen of eight districts, including the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Island district, on April 25.The Director of the Da Nang Department of Home Affairs, Dang Cong Ngu, who is also the chief representative of the People’s Committee of Hoang Sa district, said that the direct appointment of district chairmen in Da Nang city is being implemented under the pilot programme of closing down district-level People’s Councils in ten provinces and cities of Vietnam.According to the Da Nang People’s Council, Dang Cong Ngu will be appointed chairman of Hoang Sa Island district.On April 20, the Da Nang Department of Home Affairs met with some former officials who worked and lived on Hoang Sa Island, including Mr. Ngo Tan Phat, Mr. Vo Nhu Dan, Mr. Nguyen Nhu and Mr. Nguyen Van Cuc.The department asked them to relate memories from their time working on Hoang Sa and to sell or present historical documents and objects related to Hoang Sa. en 2010 Zhiqun Zhu China and Southeast Asia China's New Diplomacy: Rationale, Strategies, and Significance https://archive.org/details/chinasnewdiploma0000zhuz/ w:Ashgate Publishing 978-1-4094-0167-4 2009041394 449285072 189 https://archive.org/details/chinasnewdiploma0000zhuz/page/189/ Any unilateral action may trigger negative repercussions in the region. For example, in April 2009, Vietnam appointed an official to be the chairman of Hoang Sa District (Paracel Islands), which compelled China to denounce it as illegal and to reaffirm its sovereignty over the Paracels. en January 13, 2015 Nguyen Tu Vietnam to start work on Paracel museum in April https://web.archive.org/web/20150123182410/http://www.thanhniennews.com/politics/vietnam-to-start-work-on-paracel-museum-in-april-37536.html 23 January 2015 w:Thanh Niên News Le Phu Nguyen, a spokesman of the Hoang Sa District government, said on Sunday work on the US$89,000 museum will begin on April 30, the same day an annual international fireworks competition will kick off in Da Nang. en Translations island group Chinese: Cantonese: yue 黃沙 wong4-2 saa1 Mandarin: cmn 黃沙 Huángshā Vietnamese: vi Hoàng Sa References Further reading Hoang Sa, Hoàng Sa en 1998 Paracel Islands Saul B. Cohen The Columbia Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee03cohe/ 3 New York Columbia University Press 0-231-11040-5 98-071262 164337564 2361 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee03cohe/page/2361/ 2 Known to the Vietnamese as Hoang Sa.