民国时期中外档案证明南沙群岛属中国而不属菲律宾

Nansha Islands Belong to China rather than Philippines:Perspective Based on Archival Evidence, 1919-1949

在日本、法国侵入南沙群岛前,仅有中国渔民在南沙群岛进行生产活动,并在岛上居住,南沙群岛属中国并无争议。在1933年法占"九小岛"事件后,中国政府积极展开外交斗争,通过官方命名、颁布地图等方式加强主权宣示。而在美国统治菲律宾时期从来就没有承认南沙群岛是菲律宾的领土。菲律宾所谓拥有所占南沙岛礁的主权的说法是毫无历史根据的。中外档案表明,南沙群岛属中国而不属于菲律宾。

China has indisputable sovereignty over the Spratly Islands on the basis of the fact that for many years Chinese vessels and nationals had used these islands for fishing and trading purposes. Even to the 1920s, there were only Chinese people fishing and living on these islands.On July 25, 1933 when the French Government formally announced French annexaion of the seven islands, Chin-ese Government strengthened the sovereignty through active diplomatic stmggle, enacting the oflEcial name and map of the islands. The United States of America had made no claim to the islands either for itself or for the Philipine Islands.The Spratly islands are definitely beyond the boundary of the Phi- lippines as established by the International Treaty Limits. Based on those archival evidences,it can be concluded that, the Spratly islands belong to China rather than Philippines.