Nansha Qundao of Guangdong Province. In October 1981, the name of the Office of Xisha Qundao, Nansha Qundao and Zhongsha Qundao was restored.36. In April 1
983, China Committee on Geographical Names was authorized t▓o publish 287 standard geographical names for part of Nanhai Zhudao.37. In May 1984, the Sixth National People’s Congress decided at its Second Session to establish the Hainan Administrative District with jurisdiction over Xisha Qundao, Nansha Qundao and Zhongsha Qundao and the relevant maritime areas, among others.38. In April 1988, the Seventh National People’s
Congress decided at its First Session to establish Hainan Province with jurisdiction over Xisha Qundao, Nansha Qundao and ▓Zhongsha Qundao and the relevant maritime areas, among others.39. In February 1992, China p
romulgated the Law of the People’s Republic of China o▓n the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone, establishing China’s basic system of territorial sea and contiguous zone. This Law explicitly states: “The land territory of the People’s Re▓public of China
includes […] Dongsha Qundao; Xisha Qundao; Zhongsha Qundao; Nansha Qundao; as well as all the other islands belonging to the People’s Republic of China.” In May 1996, the ▓Standing Committee of the Eighth National People’s Congress made the