What does PF stand for?

Paracel Islands

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Samples in periodicals archive:

East of Danang are the Paracel Islands, where China and Vietnam are engaged in a sensitive territorial dispute over the archipelago, from which the Chinese drove out South Vietnamese troops in 1974.

From refugee to top officer; Commander returns to Vietnam; Family ...

Directly east of Danang are the Paracel Islands, where China and Vietnam are engaged in a sensitive territorial dispute over the archipelago, from which the Chinese drove out South Vietnamese troops in 1974.

Unique homecoming to Vietnam for US commander

China, which has historic tensions with Vietnam, has administered the Paracel islands since 1974 when it overran a South Vietnamese outpost shortly before the end of the Vietnam war.

US sounds alarm on China seapower

The most serious occurred in 1976, when China invaded and captured the Paracel Islands from Vietnam.

China : Beijing threatens ExxonMobil over deal with Vietnam in South ...

Several hundred demonstrators marched near the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi and its consulate in Ho Ch Minh City on Sunday, protesting against China's claim to the Spratly and Paracel islands, Vietnamese news reports said.

China urges Vietnam to halt further demos over disputed islands

Taiwan apart, it has mainly manifested itself with respect to uninhabited or sparsely inhabited islands whose ownership is in dispute: the Senkaku Islands (claimed by China, Japan and Taiwan), the Paracel Islands (claimed by China and Vietnam) and Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands (claimed by China and the Philippines).

China in search of a dominant role

China, which has historic tensions with Vietnam, has administered the Paracel islands since 1974 when it overran a South Vietnamese outpost shortly before the end of the Vietnam War.

US 'concerned' on China-Vietnam sea tensions

Among its disputes, for instance, China claims sovereignty over the Spratly and Paracel islands — claims challenged in part or whole by Brunei, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam.

Pentagon questions growing Chinese military power