Paracel Islands: When China defeated South Vietnam
Paracel Islands had been claimed by South Vietnam and China since the departure of the French from their Indochina colony in 1955. 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 …
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