Pratas Island (the other “islands” in the group are essentially rocks) has an airport, but no permanent inhabitants, only a number of civil officials of the Taiwanese Coast Guard and researchers.

Taiwan's coast guard tracked a Chinese coast guard vessel that encroached on restricted waters near Dongsha Island, also ...

President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) yesterday visited for the first time the Pratas Islands (東沙), also known as Tungsha, which lie in the South China Sea, the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said.The ...

The center of the marine park will be on the main Pratas Island (東沙島) and stretch out into the surrounding reefs and ocean with a 12 nautical mile (22km) radius. Wu said the main reason for the park ...

The Pratas Islands and Itu Aba are located in the South China Sea farther south. All are inhabited, though the Pratas Islands and Itu Aba only have small military garrisons.

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has been noticeably escalating its level of activity in the Taiwan Strait and around the island nation, to probe the reaction of Taiwan’s armed forces. For example, ...

A Far-Flung Taiwan Island Risks Triggering a U.S.-China Clash Chinese warplanes are buzzing Pratas Island regularly Beijing’s actions come as U.S. ramped up support for Taipei ...

The Pratas Islands are located about 400km from mainland Taiwan and about 310km southeast of Hong Kong. Taiwan has long feared the lightly defended, mostly uninhabited location is vulnerable to ...

A top Taiwan security official said that China has internally considered attacking Taiwan’s Pratas Islands but said it would hold off on the move until 2024, the year Chinese President Tsai Ing ...

China plans landing drill for Pratas Islands as US ramps up military activity in sensitive Taiwan Strait The large-scale landing drill is planned to simulate the possible future seizure of the ...

Taiwan is assembling teams of volunteer divers and researchers to remove the overpopulated crown-of-thorns starfish from outlying Pratas Island. In some areas, the starfish have consumed up to 90% ...

Map of Pratas Islands Location BS TV Tokyo / The Diplomat Quietly over the last 20 years, China has built the largest and newest naval fleet in the world, docking in ports close to Taiwan.