Thitu Island

proper noun

An island in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, administered as part of Kalayaan, Palawan, the Philippines, and claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An island in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, administered as part of Kalayaan, Palawan, the Philippines, and claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam.
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    Brawner said that the government hoped to install desalination machines and communications equipment on Thitu Island and Nanshan Island. Thitu, known to Manila as Pag-asa, is the largest Philippine-occupied feature in the South China Sea, boasting an airstrip and landing dock, and supporting a population of around 200. A handful of Philippine soldiers and their families are stationed on Nanshan or Lawak Island. All nine Philippine-occupied outposts exist in a precarious umbilical relationship to the Philippine mainland, reliant on regular navy supply missions and acutely vulnerable to blockade by Chinese vessels.

    2024 January 16, Sebastian Strangio, “Philippines to Upgrade South China Sea Outposts, Military Chief Says”, in The Diplomat, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2024, ASEAN Beat

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 中業島 /中业岛
  • 中業島 /中业岛 (Zhōngyèdǎo)island
Tagalog Pulo ng Pag-asa
  • Pulo ng Pag-asaisland
Vietnamese Đảo Thị Tứ
  • Đảo Thị Tứisland
Cite this entry
APA

Thitu Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thitu%20Island

MLA

“Thitu Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thitu%20Island. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Thitu Island,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thitu%20Island.

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