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At some point prior to WWI, the Chinese built a small temple on the island. It's doubtful they ever inhabited it. Then, in the 1940s, a private fishing magnate
by raldi 13y ago
At some point prior to WWI, the Chinese built a small temple on the island. It's doubtful they ever inhabited it. Then, in the 1940s, a private fishing magnate claimed the island and declared it (and some other nearby islands) an independent micronation. Nearby Vietnam, China, and Taiwan all objected but were too busy to do anything about it. He later found himself arrested by the Philipines and "sold" it to them for one peso. They built an landfill airstrip there later.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomás_Cloma#Free_Territory_of_Freedomland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomás_Cloma#Free_Territory_of_F...
- monkeyninja 13y agoyes, they just built a small temple.....but it doesn't mean anything since .... anyway.... You didn't mention ROC regain the control over the island 1946..
- somedudeyouknow 13y agoAt some point prior to WWI, the Chinese built a small temple on the island. The temple/s you mentioned was built on the Paracel Group of islands, which is an entirely different group of islands from the one China intends to invade. Pag-asa island is part of the Spratly group of islands, which is much further south than the Paracel group of islands. The Philippines has never claimed the Paracel group. It is much nearer to Vietnam, although China is claiming the Paracels as well. Below is a map indicating both groups of islands, as well as the surrounding countries and their exclusive economic zones (EEZs). http://tiananmenstremendousachievements.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/map-of-the-island.jpg http://tiananmenstremendousachievements.files.wordpress.com/... EDIT: for italics