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Sin Cowe East Island
Sin Cowe East Island. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Grierson Reef (Filipino: Bahura ng Burunyugan 14); Sin Cowe East Island (Vietnamese: Đảo Sinh Tồn Đông); Mandarin; pinyin: Rǎnqīng shāzhōu, is a cay on the eastern part of the Union Banks of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The island has been occupied by Vietnam since 1978. It is also claimed by China (PRC), the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan (ROC).

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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