Subject: Re: Manila Asks Hanoi to Explain Spratly Joyride
Date: Apr 22, 2004 @ 17:35
Author: Henry Hirose ("Henry Hirose" <silentcity@...>)
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> the paracel islands too are claimed by 3 countriesThere is also the Pratas (Dongsha) Islands which are much closer to
> namely cntwvn
> but are occupied only by china
> &I believe that Brunei also claims the Spratlys which does make it the
> since china & taiwan & vietnam all likewise claim all the spratlys
> http://cat.middlebury.edu/southchinasea/macand/
> it would appear that the perhaps 8 spratlys that are also claimed
> by the philippines
> & the perhaps 4 other spratlys that are also claimed by malaysia
> comprise all together the dozen most claimed territories in the
> world
> being evidently all tied at 4 claimants each
> whether cnphtwvn or cnmytwvn