Who owns the East Island of Xisha Islands?

China completely controls the Xisha Islands!

The Xisha Islands are now open to Yongxing Island, Shidao Island, Dongdao Island, Qilianyu Island and their adjacent waters, with luxury cruise ships as the mainstay, supplemented by aviation, and land tourist attractions of Yongxing Island and Shidao for sightseeing; Sea bathing, sea sightseeing, underwater diving, aerial viewing, sea fishing, etc. Walking slowly on Yongxing Island, there is plenty of time in one day. There is a stone bridge between Shidao and Yongxing Island, which is directly connected, and you can rent a local fishing boat to Qilianyu at a price around 900 yuan.

Although Yongxing Island is the largest of the Xisha Islands, its area is only 2. 1 km2. There used to be a lot of weeds here, and the main plants were wind-resistant paulownia and pig excrement beans. Nowadays, with the joint efforts of the military and civilians on the island, a large number of flowers and trees such as coconut trees have been planted, and Yongxing Island has become a real "oasis on the sea". At the same time, cement roads and buildings were built on the island. Walking on the street with flowers and trees is like entering a "paradise". The third largest island East Island (Bird Island) is carefully protected by tens of thousands of birds, and the whole East Island has become a "seabird paradise" on the vast sea. Zhongjian Island, the second largest island, is not open, but there are garrisons.

Besides, China actually controls only a small part of the South China Sea! The South China Sea is about 3 million square kilometers, and Vietnam, the Philippines and Malaysia have occupied some islands and reefs! Vietnam has the most, and Brunei says it has sovereignty over some islands and reefs!