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BEIJING, April 25 (Xinhua) -- China has indisputable sovereignty over the Nansha Islands and the adjacent waters surrounding them.
As a matter of fact, for quite a long period of time after World War II (WWII), no country had challenged China's sovereignty over the Nansha Islands and related rights in the South China Sea, long recognized by the international community, including the United States, Japan and France.
THE UNITED STATES
As China's ally during WWII, the United States itself had actively supported China in the latter's efforts to recover the Nansha Islands.
The warships sent by the then Kuomintang (KMT) government of China to recover the Nansha Islands in 1946 were actually provided by the United States.
In addition, books, periodicals and maps published in the United States indicate clearly that the Nansha Islands are part of Chinese territories.
For example, the Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World published in 1961, the Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations published in 1963 and the Encyclopedia of World Administration Division published in 1971 all recognize China's sovereignty over the islands.
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