Paracel Islands

British  

/ ˌpærəˈsɛl /

noun

1. a group of uninhabited islets and reefs in the N South China Sea, the subject of territorial claims by China and Vietnam Compare Spratly Islands

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Example Sentences

In the 1970s and ’80s, China forcibly seized from Vietnam several features in the Spratlys and the Paracel Islands, another disputed archipelago further north, in battles that claimed the lives of dozens of Vietnamese troops.

From The Wall Street Journal

Vietnam is one of several countries to clash with China in the disputed South China Sea, particularly on two archipelagos, the Spratlys and the Paracel Islands.

From Seattle Times

The Navy’s Seventh Fleet said the Hopper “asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, consistent with international law.”

From Washington Times

Navy said on Sunday that the Hopper had "asserted navigational rights in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, consistent with international law".

From Reuters

China claimed the USS Ralph Johnson took a sharp turn and accelerated, crossing the bow of the Chinese ship near the disputed Paracel Islands, which China calls Xisha.

From Seattle Times