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Itu Aba Island is the biggest island in the Spratlys. It is used by Taiwan, ROC fishermen as a rest stop, occupies an important location within the South China Sea, and has an ROC Navy garrison. Let us explore the island's distinguishing features. Origin of the Name 　　You may be wondering why the island is called Peace Island. The island derives its name from the battle ship "Peace (Tai Ping)" sent to recovery the island after Japan's surrender at the end of the Second World War. An interesting fact about Peace Island is that fishermen used to call the island "Huang-Shang Ma Zhi." The Hainan Island pronunciation for this name is "Widuabe." On other western navigation maps, the island is named "Itu Aba Island," which derives from Malay "Itu aba (What's That?)." Pratas Island is the only island in the Pratas Islands, the biggest island in the South China Sea, and the first to be developed. Because it is shaped like the moon, it is also known as "Moon Island." Pratas Island became part of China's territory around the time of the Chin and Han dynasties, and the Chinese started to develop the island from the Ming dynasty on. A Japanese businessman named Nishizawa Yoshizi occupied Pratas Island in the late Ch'ing dynasty, and named it Nishizawa Island. After that, Pratas Island was ruled by the Ch'ing dynasty and by Japan. 　　After Japan's defeat in World War II, the ROC government warships to take over control of the island on September 12, 1946, and erected a stone tablet as a symbol of national sovereignty. The island now falls within the jurisdiction of Kaohsiung City, and ROC troops are stationed on the island. After 50 years of construction, Pratas Island has become a fortified castle defending the southern frontier of the ROC.

tokumei061608471你小子也太猖狂了，钓鱼岛自古以来属于中国是有历史依据的，你这个疯子不怕被雷劈哦，快自残了吧，玷污了你们日本人民哦，羞耻

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巴基斯坦的兄弟们，一定要守好这块地，决不能让阿三占了便宜！

中国大好河山！