1. Ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a regular news briefing that " the navy's routine exercise near Xisha Islands is normal activity within China's territorial waters ".
2. China has repeatedly reiterated its sovereignty over the Xisha Islands and its adjacent waters.
3. A former finance officer has made it his responsibility to conserve the environment of Xisha Islands.
4. " I have been to nearly all the islands in Xisha and Nansha islands, " said Deng.
5. The declaration states that it is unlawful and invalid for any other country to claim sovereignty over the Xisha Islands and the Nansha Islands.
6. He even acted as an unofficial mailman because there is only one post office in the Xisha Islands.
7. The Xisha Islands in the South China Sea may open to tourists this year, officials said.
8. The plan said key territorial reference point islands among the Xisha Islands are on the protected list.
9. The Foreign Ministry yesterday rejected as " groundless " Vietnam's protest over the Chinese Navy's exercise near Xisha Islands in the South China Sea.
10. Another station in Xisha Islands in the South China Sea is under construction.