Chinese fishermen ready for 20-day trip

2012-07-13 02:38:46 GMT2012-07-13 10:38:46(Beijing Time) SINA.com

Fishing boats line up in a port in Sanya, Hainan province, on Thursday, before setting off for waters around the Nansha Islands. [Huang Yiming/China Daily]

Thirty fishing boats get ready to set out on a 20-day fishing trip to Nansha Islands in the South China Sea from Sanya, Hainan Province, yesterday.

China may set up a legislative body on the newly established Sansha City, to improve the administration of the Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha islands, Hainan authorities said.

Meanwhile, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said at a forum attended by regional foreign ministers in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh that Huangyan Island has always been part of Chinese territory and not a disputed island.

It was the the Philippines that sent a naval vessel to hurt Chinese fishermen on China's territory several months ago, he said, warning it not to make trouble in future.

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Fishing vessels set off for Nansha Islands

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