History of Changsha Island County

"1April, 975, Vietnam invaded the Nansha Islands for the first time," said Tan Xianbing, a scholar at Guangxi Normal University. "Vietnam is the country that has occupied the island reef for the longest time and has a very tough attitude in the South China Sea dispute. It is also the most extensive country in the South China Sea dispute with China. "

If we turn to the map published by Vietnam in 1990s, it is not difficult to find that all the islands and reefs in Nansha Islands have been renamed in Vietnamese, which is completely different from that announced by China government in 1980s: Nanwei Island changed to Changsha Island, Feixin Island changed to Plain Island, Mahuan Island changed to Yongshu Island, Zhongye Island changed to Iron Island, Jinghong Island changed to Survival Island and Beihong Island.

In fact, since the 1970s, Vietnam has always claimed full "sovereignty" over the Nansha Islands. It not only issued relevant statements claiming its legitimacy, but also occupied these islands from time to time.

1978, Vietnam officially declared its sovereignty over China's Xisha and Nansha Islands, which were called Vietnam's Hoang Sa Islands and Changsha Islands. 1979 In September, Vietnam published a white paper entitled "Vietnam's sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Changsha Islands".

1993, Vietnam occupied 24 Nansha island reefs with 600 defenders. In 2002, Vietnam occupied 27 islands and reefs, and the number of defenders increased to 2020. It has also become the country occupying the largest number of Nansha Islands in China.

According to the report of Saigon Liberation Daily on February 38, 2006 10, the issue of Nansha Islands was discussed again at the meeting of the Frontier Defense Committee held by the Central Committee of Vietnam's Communist Party of China. The meeting passed a resolution proposing the establishment of local government institutions on the islands, saying that the islands should have their own government like other places in Vietnam to solve the problems of people's life and administration in this area.

This resolution immediately aroused serious concern in China. On February 13, 2006, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China pointed out that China had asked for clarification. China has indisputable sovereignty over the Nansha Islands and its adjacent waters, and any unilateral action taken by any other country against the Nansha Islands is an invasion of China's territory, which is illegal and invalid.

However, on April 1 1 day, 2007, according to the information of the Vietnamese government, Vietnamese Prime Minister Ruan Jinyong officially announced the establishment of "Changsha County" in Changsha Islands, and two districts, Songtutai and Xintong, will also be demarcated.

In 2009, according to Vietnam Youth Daily, on July 24th, Wu, Chairman of the People's Committee of Khanhwa Province in Vietnam, officially signed a decision to appoint Ruan Yueshun as the vice chairman of Changsha County (Nansha). Ruan Yueshun is the deputy brigade commander of Vietnam Navy Brigade 4 146. The Vietnamese government's military attention to this region can be seen.