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Nanshan Island on map is wrong[edit]

Nanshan Island is Phillipine-occupied, not China-occupied. Please fix this and double-check the other islands.

You can use this map for comparison: http://www.philstar.com/news-feature/2016/03/02/1558763/what-we-know-about-jackson-atoll-disputed-sea

162.237.228.60 (talk) 04:33, 2 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Addition of "military" section in "reason" part of the article.[edit]

@Pdfpdf: I added the section into the "reason" paragraph because in the report it is perceived that the mentioned nation is trying to strategically utilize the group of islands for military buildup purpose, and the attempts to utilize the group of islands for military buildup purpose is perceived as part of a reason why the nation would like to have higher control on these islands.

In other words, I believe it mean that it would like to develop its military force SO THAT it is now having a stronger voice on the dispute, instead of building up militarily to response to the dispute., and thus I think it should be stay within the reason section of the paragraph.C933103 (talk) 15:51, 26 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@C933103: Thanks for the explanation. I'll give the matter more thought and get back to you (here). Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 08:21, 27 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

English?[edit]

This is the English-language version of Wikipedia, and it is supposed to be a sort of encyclopedia. Writing articles in broken English is hardly the best way to lead people to take your views seriously. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.42.143.11 (talk) 16:34, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Islets occupied by each country[edit]

According to the infobox in our article, there are 36 islets in the Spratly Islands. The islets occupied by each country are as follows:

1. Philippines – 11 islets

2. Vietnam – 9 islets

3. China (PRC) – 7 islets

4. Malaysia – 6 islets

5. Taiwan (ROC) – 2 islets

6. Brunei – 1 islet

According to this website, there are 35 islets in the Spratly Islands. The islets occupied by each country are as follows:

1. Vietnam – 21 islets

2. China (PRC) – 8 islets

3. Philippines – 5 islets

4. Taiwan (ROC) – 1 islet (Zhongzhou Reef is included as a part of Taiping Island)

5. Brunei – 0 islets

6. Malaysia – 0 islets

There is no source for our infobox. Saying the Philippines occupies most islets doesn't seem to be correct. I remember reading an article about the Spratly Islands dispute and it states that the vast majority of the islets are occupied by Vietnam. The information provided by the link seems to be more accurate about the number of islets occupied by Vietnam, but stating that Malaysia occupies 0 islets also doesn't seem to be correct. Could anyone provide a more accurate source for this issue? 2001:8003:9008:1301:796B:198E:C28E:A09B (talk) 14:20, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]