It has historically been uninhabited, and nations like China and Japan claimed it to be their overseas territory. After World War II, the islands and the sea area around it were mandated by United Nations. Today they are administered by the Republic of China, which calls it the Dongsha Islands (東沙群島) or "East Sand Islands", and assigns the place a postal code (817).
The Pratas Islands (or DongshaIslands) are located in the middle of the South China Sea (see South China Sea Islands).
After World War II, the islands and the sea area around it were mandated by United Nations.
Today they are administered by the Republic of China, which calls it the DongshaIslands (東沙群島) or "East Sand Islands", and assigns the place a postal code (817).
In this tumultuous climate, after the defeat of the KMT in 1949, Chiang Kai-shek evacuated the Republic of China government to Taiwan and declared Taipei the provisional capital of China.
However, to better reflect the realities of Taiwan, the two largest municipalities of Taiwan, Taipei and Kaohsiung were elevated as central municipalities, the same level as province under direct national oversight, and more recently, the functions of the Taiwan and Fukien provincial governments have been largely redistributed between the national government and county governments.
The Republic of China also administers DongshaIslands and Taiping Island, which are part of the disputed South China Sea Islands.
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