Pushing territorial claim, Taiwan says 'rock' is an island

Johnson Lai, telegram.com

Image from article, with caption: An aerial view of Taiwan-controlled Taiping island, also known as Itu Aba, is seen in the Spratly archipelago, roughly 1600 kms. (1000 miles) south of Taiwan, Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Taiwan flew international media to the 46 hectares (110 acres) Taiping Island, its largest island holding in the South China Sea, on Wednesday in a bid to reinforce its territorial claims in the disputed and increasingly tense region. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai)

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TAIPING ISLAND (AP) Taiwan flew international media to its largest island holding in the South China Sea in a bid to reinforce its territorial claims in the disputed and increasingly tense region. ...

Taiwan, which lacks diplomatic ties to negotiate with the five other governments with territorial claims in the South China Sea, has increasingly turned to public diplomacy to reinforce its own claims. ...