Navy officers attend a ceremony to mark the establishment of Sansha city on the Yongxing Island in China's southernmost province of Hainan, July 24, 2012. The State Council, or China's cabinet, in June approved the establishment of Sansha, a prefectural-level city in Hainan to administer the Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha islands and the surrounding waters in the South China Sea. The Yongxing Island is part of the Xisha Islands. [Photo/Xinhua] |