Taiwan Is Pushing Its Territorial Claims In The South China Sea

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Wall Street Journal: Taiwan Cultivates an Argument for China’s Spratlys Claim

Officers on disputed land mass raise crops and animals to bolster assertion it is an island and not a rock

ITU ABA, South China Sea—This tiny palm-fringed outcrop boasts a unique strategic asset in the escalating contest over the South China Sea. The Taiwanese coast-guard officers who live here call it the “Happy Farm.”

While China builds artificial islands on the clumps of land it holds, and Vietnam and the Philippines look to the U.S. for help in defending their claims, the 167 Taiwanese officers on Itu Aba cultivate pumpkin, okra, corn and cabbage, and keep a handful of chickens and goats.

Their goal is to prove that Itu Aba is an inhabitable island, not a rock.

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WNU Editor: Looking at the above map .... this rock/island is far away from Taiwan.

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Amid Disputes, Taiwan Highlighting South China Seas Claims -- AP
Taipei releases position paper on South China Sea claims -- IHS Jane's 360
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