2012–6-27 (ruvr.ru and by Andrei Karneev) — A new city has emerged on the map of China. China’s State Council has approved the foundation of the district level city of Sangsha. Governance over the islands of Xisha, Zhong Sha and Nan Sha – as well as the adjacent waters – will be concentrated in this administrative center.
Sangsha therefore becomes the southernmost city in China and, taking into account the area of the surrounding waters, it is the largest municipality too. At the same time, from the administrative division point of view, the appearance of a new city on the map looks like a curious incident. Usually a district level city in China has a population of no less than 200,000 people, while the population of the three islands together is not more than 500. However, from a geopolitical standpoint, it is a very clever move on the part of Beijing.
The city government of Sangsha will be located on Yongxing Island. Yongxing covers an area of about two square kilometers and is considered to be the outpost of Chinese interests in this natural resource-rich area of the South China Sea. In addition a subdivision of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army is deployed here, Boeing-737 class airplanes can land on the local runway, and 5000-ton ships can harbor at its port.
This step is evidently connected to the aggravation of territorial disputes in the South China Sea. China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei are all disputing the sovereignty over the islands. The Taiwan administration has also laid a claim for control over the islands.
New Sansha City Government
It is possible that plans for founding a city in order to maintain effective control over this hydrocarbon-rich area have existed for a long time. Back in 2007, the Hong Kong Mingbao newspaper reported about the possible foundation of a city on the disputed islands. It was designated as “X City”. At the time of the news, Vietnam reacted very painfully to a possible increase in Chinese presence in the disputed territories. The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry came forward with sharp criticism of Beijing, and mass protests were held in two big cities – Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh. As a result, the plans for X City had to be abandoned for a while.
Sansha Island is KALAYAAN ISLAND of the PHILIPPINES!
Communist China the hell and demon of Humanity! Communists sucks!
Excellent.
@ Mitos Magsaysay , harap kau simak baik baik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DadAaG0yK70
that’s same as the Philipine, old but never married
it is exactly the behavior you
see the astronauts in the track just like to see fishing boats china
then call phone the same as your cried out for help from your master
make a photo as proof of the spacecraft , same as you make a photo of fishing boats china
calling by phone about the same as evidence you cried out for help you from your master
and your master answer your call the phone , same as your master answer for your answer, I suport but did not follow the dispute
angry old man just like you’re frantically searching for help from members of asean
that ‘s old man was disappointed , becouse that’s photo a considered joke ,
same as the asean not agree philipine control for philipine personal
saw the dream girl go with her boyfriend , just like you who are not married but had a crush on another man’s wife
you end up living without a mate, as you murmured, his own again, alone again, my life is lonely, lonely alone, without the woman I wanted, and sing mr lonely , i am mr lonely …