In May, China placed the drilling platform in disputed waters near the Paracel islands.

中方今年5月在西沙群岛附近争议海域部署钻井平台。

In May, China moved an oil rig to waters near the Paracel islands, which Vietnam also claims.

5月份，中国将钻井平台转移到西沙群岛附近水域，而越南也声称拥有这片水域。

China said it was operating the platform legally within the waters around the Paracel islands. China occupies those islands.

中国称是在西沙群岛附近水域合法作业，中国占领了这些岛屿。

Using an underwater robot, researchers from the Sansha Ship Course Research Institute for Coral Protection plumbed the depths of Dragon Hole, in the Paracel Islands in the

三沙船航珊瑚保护研究所的研究人员使用水下机器人探测了西沙群岛龙洞的深度。

The Chinese foreign ministry says it has no knowledge about Vietnamese fishermen being beaten or chased away, and the Paracel Islands are itssovereign territory, along with most of the South China Sea.

中国外交部表示，不了解越南渔民遭到殴打或被赶走的情况，而西沙群岛和南中国海的大部分地区一样，是中国的主权领土。