Andu Beach is located in the southern part of the Spratly Islands, about 30 nautical miles southwest of the Malaysian occupation of Yuya Shoals. Andu Beach is located at 7 degrees 37 minutes north latitude, 113 degrees 56 east longitude; It belongs to a large atoll. The depth of the shallow lake in the middle of Andu Beach is 43-65 meters, and the water depth of the surrounding reef is 3.5 to 18 meters. Andu Reef runs from northeast to southwest, Andu Reef is 70 km long and 20 km wide. The entire area of Andu Reef is 1287 square kilometers.
Andu Beach
Andu Beach
In the 70s of the 20th century, oil was discovered in the waters of the South China Sea. The entire area of the South China Sea has been explored to have about 60 billion tons of oil reserves. The discovery of oil in the South China Sea has greatly aroused the interest of neighboring countries in Southeast Asia. Southeast Asian countries have declared islands and reefs in the South China Sea to be extensions of their continental shelf. Southeast Asian countries have invaded and occupied the islands and reefs of the Nansha Islands. Vietnam has invaded and occupied a total of 29 Nansha islands and reefs, Malaysia has invaded 6 Nansha islands and reefs, and the Philippines has invaded and occupied 8 islands and reefs in Nansha Qundao. Brunei encroached on Nantong Reef in the Spratly Islands.
In 1981, Malaysia sent warships to swear so-called national sovereignty on the mainland Dangangun Reef, Kwangxingzai Reef, Andu Reef, Royal Road Reef, Qiongtai Reef, Nanping Reef, Nantong Reef and Tan Mun Reef.
Malaysia has invaded the Spratly Islands under the pretext of seizing the Spratly Islands
Andu Beach
At that time, the mainland people's navy was relatively weak, but the naval force reached as far as the Paracel Islands at that time. The southernmost Zenmu Shoal of Nansha Qundao is about 1,900 kilometers from the mainland, but it has no ability to reach the southern part of Nansha Qundao, resulting in a large area of the southern sea area of the mainland Nansha Qundao being occupied by Malaysia.
In 1982, Malaysia began to occupy Projectile Reef and began to build a military port on Danganu Reef and expand the Banganu Reef Airport. At that time, Malaysia also installed satellite communication facilities and anti-air surveillance artillery and other military facilities on Projectile Reef, with the aim of achieving actual control over Projectile Reef in Nansha Qundao. In 1985, Malaysia invaded the South China Sea Reef, Kwang Sing Tsai Reef and Kwang Sing Reef under the pretext of occupying three reefs. Malaysia is also building ports and military installations on three reefs, as well as building infrastructure such as houses and satellite communications. In 1999, taking advantage of the bombing of the mainland embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Malaysia had no time to pay attention to the South China Sea, and under the pretext of military exercises, it invaded and occupied the islands and reefs of the South China Sea and the Yuya Shoal. Malaysia has also set up sovereignty signs or lighthouses on reefs such as Kings Reef to achieve encroachment.
South China Sea
South Sea Reef
In 2009, Malaysia and Brunei reached an agreement on a territorial exchange. Malaysia handed over Nantong Reef to Brunei, and also handed over a 40-year cycle of oil extraction to Brunei. Brunei voluntarily renounced its claim to sovereignty over Malaysia's Lam Mong region. Brunei and Malaysia reached an agreement on land and sea rights. These seas, islands and reefs all belong to the nine-dash line of the South China Sea and belong to the inherent territory of the mainland, and this transaction is invalid and illegal.
Nantong Reef
Nantong Reef
Nantong Reef
The waters around Andu Beach are rich in oil. Malaysia has been actively exploiting islands and reefs in the South China Sea. Malaysia now owns hundreds of oil wells in the South China Sea and makes $3 billion a year from South China Sea oil. Malaysia has profited handsomely from oil in the South China Sea, using oil resources in exchange for large amounts of foreign exchange for older foreign exchange.
Andu Reef
The sea area of Andu Beach is only 300 kilometers away from Malaysia, and Malaysia actually controls Andu Beach. In 2012, the mainland established Sansha City on Woody Island in the Paracel Islands. Sansha City has jurisdiction over Xisha Qundao, Zhongsha Qundao and Nansha Qundao. The establishment of Sansha City is the most important step for the mainland to protect its rights in the South China Sea. In 2013, after the establishment of the Mainland Coast Guard, it actively dispatched coast guard ships to the southern part of Nansha Qundao to safeguard national rights. Since 2015, the mainland has formed patrol coast guard ships in the southern part of the Nansha Islands, including Beikang Shoal, Nankang Shoal and Zengmu Shoal. The mainland has achieved regular patrols of this sea area for a long time. Malaysia has previously lost its geographical advantage.
Andu Beach
The South China Sea is one of the busiest shipping routes in the world, with 80,000 fishing boats passing through the South China Sea each year. The South China Sea is also an important shipping route between the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The South China Sea is also the mainland's energy lifeline. The mainland must protect the South China Sea. It is hoped that the South China Sea can be recovered by the mainland. The 3.5 million square kilometers of sea area in the South China Sea is a precious property of the Chinese nation.
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