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Sanya

In October 1999 it was reported that China was planning to build a satellite launching centre on Hainan island in the South China Sea. The plan envisioned a launch site in the eastern coast of Sanya, China's southernmost city. The southern location could increase the capability of rockets by up to seven percent from that of the Xichang site or up to 12 percent from Jiuquan. Sanya is situated in the southern part of Hainan Province. It is the most famous tropical seaside resort in China. Sanya boasts the finest sea water, sand beaches and tropical beachesgreen vegetation in China, and increasingly complete tourist facilities.

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