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The 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, especially Vietnam and the Philippines, are pushing for multilateral negotiations to resolve sovereignty disputes, particularly disputes over the semisubmerged atolls and reefs known as the Paracels and Spratly Islands.
Hanoi Tries to Ease Rift With Beijing James Hookway 2011
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The 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, especially Vietnam and the Philippines, are pushing for multilateral negotiations to resolve sovereignty disputes, particularly disputes over the semisubmerged atolls and reefs known as the Paracels and Spratly Islands.
Hanoi Tries to Ease Rift With Beijing James Hookway 2011
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Vietnamese imperial dynasties going back several centuries had claimed what are now known as the Paracels and Spratlys.
South China Seizure 2008
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Vietnam, the Philippines and the other smaller states are never going to be able to remove China from the Spratly Islands that it now occupies, let alone the Paracels that it seized from Vietnam in 1974.
The Coalition Against Chinese Hegemony Philip Bowring 2011
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The sea also incorporates two largely uninhabited island chains, the Paracels and the Spratlys.
Michael T. Klare: Danger Waters Michael T. Klare 2012
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The semi-submerged islands and reefs of the South China Sea—especially the Spratly Islands and the Paracels—are believed to lie atop significant reserves of oil and natural gas.
Tensions Flare Over Disputed Asian Sea James Hookway 2011
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The semi-submerged islands and reefs of the South China Sea—especially the Spratly Islands and the Paracels—are believed to lie atop significant reserves of oil and natural gas.
Vietnam Plans Live-Fire Drill After China Spat James Hookway 2011
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The semi-submerged islands and reefs of the South China Sea—especially the Spratly Islands and the Paracels—are believed to lie atop significant reserves of oil and natural gas.
Tensions Flare Over Disputed Asian Sea James Hookway 2011
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The Paracels, a smaller island group, are claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam.
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More recently, it acquired significance as a potential source of oil and natural gas, large reserves of which are now believed to lie in subsea areas surrounding the Paracels and Spratlys.
Michael T. Klare: Danger Waters Michael T. Klare 2012
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