Yungshu

Beijing announced last month that it was building a maritime observation station on Yungshu Reef in the archipelago. Some analysts believe that the station will be used as a forward base by Chinese forces.

1988 July 6, Michael Richardson, “China's Claims to Spratly Islands Raise Concerns of Southeast Asians”, in International Herald Tribune, number 32,771, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 4

The Yungshu reef, Chigua reef, and Huayang reef, which belong to the Nansha archipelago, are located in the “dangerous zone” of the western reef clusters. The Huayang, a bow-shaped reef, is also known as “Tongchongzi.” The Yongshu, also called “Shangmao,” has three protuding^([sic – meaning protruding]) parts, covering an area of four to five nautical miles.

林宁

1990 April 26 [1990 April 13], Lin Ning (2651 1337) [林宁], “Notes on First Satellite Position Survey of Nansha”, in Daily Report: China, number 90-081, sourced from Hong Kong TA KUNG PAO, translation of original in Chinese, →ISSN, →OCLC, National Affairs, page 40, column 1

The station is the first program to be carried out under the policy guidelines for the South China Sea approved by the Executive Yuan council in April, 1993. Hsieh said that the station, to be located at Yungshu islet, will engage in surface, sounding and marine meteorological observation and data collecting.

1994 October 17, Debbie Kuo, “Taipei To Establish Spratlys Meteorological Site”, in Daily Report: China, number 94-200, sourced from Taipei CNA, →ISSN, →OCLC, Taiwan, page 89, column 1