China
will this month start allowing tourists to visit the Paracel Islands,
one of a group of disputed islets and reefs in the South China Sea.
A
cruise ship that can accommodate 1,965 passengers is ready for
sailing to the Paracels, known in Chinese as Xisha.
There
is only one hotel with 56 rooms on the two-sq-km Woody Island, the
largest island in the Paracels.
Last
year, China approved the formal establishment of a military garrison
in Sansha city, which is located on Woody Island. The city
administers the mostly uninhabited islands in the South China Sea
which China claims.
Source: Xinhua
Source: Xinhua
