Disputed reef | |
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Other names | Đảo Trường Sa Đông (Vietnamese) Central Quezon Reef (Philippine English) Bahura ng Gitnang Quezon (Filipino) 中礁 Zhōng jiāo(Chinese) |
Geography | |
Location | South China Sea |
Coordinates | 8°55′52″N 112°21′11″E / 8.93111°N 112.35306°E |
Archipelago | Spratly Islands |
Administration | |
District | Trường Sa District |
Township | Trường Sa Township |
Claimed by | |
Central London Reef (Filipino: Bahura ng Gitnang Quezon); Trường Sa Đông Island (Vietnamese: Đảo Trường Sa Đông); Mandarin Chinese: 中礁; pinyin: Zhōng jiāo, is a reef on the central part of the London Reefs of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The reef has been occupied by Vietnam since 1978. It is also claimed by China (PRC), the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan (ROC).[1][2][3]