Paracel and Spratly Islands

In my opinion, the conflict of sovereignty in Paracel and Spratly Islands is a difficult topic. Moreover, we don't have enough information to clearly understand the practical situation. So at first, I think we should share our knowledge about Paracel and Spratly Islands, as much as possible. After understanding enough, we can later give wise judgments.

The name Paracel is referred to Hoang Sa and the name Spratly is referred to Truong Sa in Vietnamese. The name South China Sea is referred to Bien Dong in Vietnamese. As you can see in the map, the bold red line depicts the Chinese line of claim of their sovereignty in South China Sea, including Paracel and Spratly Islands. Paracel Islands is near Quang Nam province of Vietnam and Hainan island of China where as Spratly Islands is near the marine front line of Philippines, Brunei and Malaysia. Taiwan, an island country far in the north east also declares their sovereignty of some islands.

You guys can have a look at this link http://www.spratlys.org At least, Peking shows that they have a good preparation to propagate their sovereignty in South China Sea. If one goes to Google and search the keyword "Spratly Islands" , this site comes at the top ten results.