China on Tuesday established Sansha City on Yongxing Island in the southernmost province of Hainan.

A ceremony to mark the city establishment is going on.

Mayor elected in new Sansha city 
 
Xiao Jie was elected Monday afternoon the first mayor of the newly established Sansha city in the South China Sea along with the head of the city's legislative body. 

Legislators elected in Sansha

The newly established city of Sansha in the South China Sea on Sunday announced a list of 45 deputies to the city people's congress, the local legislative body.

China to deploy military garrison in South China Sea

China's central military authority has approved to form and deploy a military garrison in the newly established city of Sansha.

Sansha moves to create its People's Congress
 
China's newly established Sansha city in the South China Sea prepared Tuesday to set up a local legislative body. The move shows the political power of the island city has started to form, an assertion of China's sovereignty.

China's Sansha starts forming government

China on Tuesday set up an organizing committee for the legislative body of Sansha, officially beginning the formation of the government of the newly established city in the South China Sea.