Steven PHILLIPS
Although the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea cover barely 5 square kilometers of dry land, they are a focus of international boundary disputes due to their strategic location. China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines all lay claim to all or part of the archipelago; Brunei claims fishing rights to part of the area, as well.
The Spratly Islands (Nansha qundao in Chinese) include about one hundred reefs and islets totaling less than 5
