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The islands are on the Spratly Archipelago near the Cheng Ho Reefs (Tizard Bank) in the southern end of the South China Sea . HISTORY The island derives its name from the battle ship "Peace (Tai Ping)" sent to recover the island after Japan's surrender at the end of the Second World War. An interesting fact about Peace Island is that fishermen used to call the island "Huang-Shan Ma Zhi." The Hainan Island pronunciation for this name is "Widuabe." On other western navigation maps, the island is named "Itu Aba Island" {Link without Title} . During World War II it was invaded by Japan and converted to a Submarine base. Japan renounced its control in 1946 and turned over the island to the Republic of China. As of 2005 , plans are underway by the Republic Of China government to build an airstrip on the island. The foreign ministry of Vietnam (which calls the island ''Dao Ba Binh'') and representative to Taipei had requested the ROC to stop the construction. {Link without Title} The island is disputed by six countries due to fishing rights, shipping lanes, but more importantly for the potential of petroleum underneath. GOVERNMENT Although the are no long term inhabitants on the island, Taiping is administered under the Central Municipality of Kaohsiung City. SEE ALSO
SETTLEMENT Like Pratas, Taiping is generally uninhabited, but there are some structures of temporary residents:
GEOGRAPHY The Spratly Island is made up of:
Flora and fauna include:
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