Sansha timeline
China Daily | Updated: 2014-08-11 06:55
July 24, 2012
China officially sets up the city of Sansha on Yongxing Island in the southernmost province of Hainan. The city government is located on the 2.13-square-kmYongxing Island, the largest island in the Xisha Islands group. Xiao Jie becomes the city's first mayor.
August 2012
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