Fiery Cross Reef, also known as “Northwest Investigator Reef”, Yongshu Island or Yongshu Reef by the Chinese was a group of three reefs on the western edge of Dangerous Ground in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea. The area is controlled by China and is also claimed by the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam.Fiery Cross Reef has been occupied by China since 1988 when a UNESCO Marine observation station was built there. In 2014, China commenced reclamation activity in the area, and it has been converted into an artificial island
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