Paracel Islands

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Panoramic image of Paracel Islands by NASA satellite.

The Paracel Islands, also called Xisha Islands () in Chinese and Hoàng Sa Islands (Quần đảo Hoàng Sa) in Vietnamese, is a group of islands whose ownership is disputed by China, Vietnam and Taiwan, however is currently under the administration of Hainan Province within the People's Republic of China. In July 2012, China established Sansha City covering these islands as one of the three townships in the city. The Republic of China (Taiwan) and Vietnam also claim sovereignty of these islands. China and South Vietnam both occupied portions of the Paracel Islands until 1974, when the Battle of the Paracel Islands occurred; China took over and has controlled all of the Paracel Islands since then.

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