China on Tuesday set up an organizing committee for the legislative body of Sansha, officially beginning the formation of the government of the newly established city in the South China Sea.
A Chinese escort fleet heading to the Gulf of Aden holds a ceremony while sailing through the South China Sea on July 8.
The decision to establish Sansha city in South China's Hainan province to administer the Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha islands and their surrounding waters will further protect the South China Sea's marine environment
Xiao Jie was elected Monday the first mayor of the newly established Sansha city in the South China Sea along with the director of the standing committee of the city's People's Congress.
China is considering setting up a legislative body in the newly established Sansha city, located on an island in the South China Sea.
The newly established city of Sansha in the South China Sea on Sunday announced a list of 45 deputies to the city people's congress, the local legislative body.
Most domain names related to Sansha, a prefecture-level city on Yongxing Island in Hainan established by China on July 24, have already been registered.
China said Thursday that the establishment of the city of Sansha in the South China Sea is an affair within the country's sovereignty.
The establishment of the prefectural-level Sansha city will help enhance the weak maritime administration in Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha islands in the South China Sea.
China on Tuesday set up an organizing committee for the legislative body of Sansha, officially beginning the formation of the government of the newly established city that will administer the Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha islands and the surrounding waters in the South China Sea.
China on Tuesday established Sansha City on Yongxing Island in the province of Hainan.