scholarly journals Paracel Islands

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Paracel Islands

scholarly journals Diversity and Characterization of Multicellular Magnetotactic Prokaryotes From Coral Reef Habitats of the Paracel Islands, South China Sea

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhaojie Teng ◽  
Yuyang Zhang ◽  
Wenyan Zhang ◽  
Hongmiao Pan ◽  
Jianhong Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Paracel Islands

scholarly journals Discovery of Deep-Water Bamboo Coral Forest in the South China Sea

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianru Li ◽  
Pinxian Wang
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
Deep Water ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Paracel Islands ◽  
New Frontier ◽  
Sea Fan

Abstract A deep-water coral forest, characterized by slender and whip-shaped bamboo corals has been discovered from water depths of 1200–1380 m at the western edge of the Xisha (Paracel Islands) area in the South China Sea. The bamboo corals are often accompanied by cold-water gorgonian “sea fan” corals: Anthogorgia sp. and Calyptrophora sp., as well as assemblages of sponges, cirrate octopuses, crinoids and other animals. The coral density increased toward the shallower areas from 24.8 to 220 colonies per 100 m2 from 1380 m to 1200 m water depth. This is the first set of observations of deep-water bamboo coral forests in Southeast Asia, opening a new frontier for systematic, ecological and conservation studies to understand the deep-coral ecosystem in the region.

The Spratly and Paracel Islands conflict (a version of Marko Milivojevic (1989), Survival, 31:1, 70-78, ISSN: 0039-6338)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dai-Long Ngo-Hoang
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
Coral Reefs ◽  
South China ◽  
Hainan Island ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
Military Exercises ◽  
Spratly Islands ◽  
Paracel Islands ◽  
South Sea ◽  
Set Up

On at least two separate occasions in late 1986 naval vessels of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) South Sea Fleet moved south from Yulin Naval Base on Hainan Island towards the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, where they patrolled and staged a number of military exercises. In December 1987, following these exploratory naval patrols and exercises, PLA naval vessels set up 167 observation stations in vari ous parts of the Spratly Islands (which are made up of approximately 100 islands, coral reefs, shoals, atolls and sandpits covering an area of 6,000 square miles; the Chinese name is the Nanshan Islands). China's move into the Spratlys and its obvious intention to make its presence there permanent alarmed Vietnam, which also lays claim to them. (Known as the Truong Sa Archipelago to Vietnam, the Spratlys are located about 230 miles off Vietnam's coastline.)

Vascular plant diversity of the Paracel Islands, China

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 364-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tong Yi ◽  
Jian Shuguang ◽  
Chen Quan ◽  
Li Yuling ◽  
Xing Fuwu
Keyword(s):  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Vascular Plant ◽  
Vascular Plant Diversity ◽  
Paracel Islands

scholarly journals Vietnam Game Between USA and China

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-64
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Pietrasiak
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
The United States ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
Scientific Cooperation ◽  
Paracel Islands ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Maritime Disputes ◽  
Economic Ties

Vietnam tries to respond to changing international situations, while attempting to stay in accordance with its own ambitions. China and the USA, the two superpowers, are the most important partners of Vietnamese strategy, which is determined by these two countries. The most important economic partner and ideological ally is China. But both sides have some serious problems to resolve such as maritime disputes. The situation imposes the need to seek counterbalance, a reliable ally who provides protection for its own interests. So Vietnam looks to balance improved relations with China while seeking deeper and multidimensional relations with the USA. The United States offers many advantages that are attractive to Vietnam. Inevitably, economic ties and new projects e.g. TPP, political, cultural and scientific cooperation make up these advantages. However, the United States can only provide support for the Spratly and Paracel Islands’ dispute and improving cooperative measures in the South China Sea with the presence of U.S. naval vessels and dialogue that assists Vietnam defense. Vietnam has again become an element in the American strategy of pivoting to Asia.

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