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Taiwan Faces Sovereignty Dilemma in South China Sea Amid Chinese Pressure

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Taiwan has been grappling with debates over the last week about a potential visit to an island in the disputed South China Sea by its outgoing president. Some lawmakers from the main opposition party Kuomintang, which advocates friendlier ties with China, have urged Tsai Ing-wen, who will leave office in May, to visit Itu Aba. Taiwan took control of the 46-hectare islet, which Taiwan and China call Taiping Island, in 1956. China, Vietnam and the Philippines all claim sovereignty.

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Taiwan Faces Sovereignty Dilemma in South China Sea Amid Chinese Pressure

taipei, taiwan — Taiwan has been grappling with debates over the last week about a potential visit to an island in the disputed South China Sea by its outgoing president. Some lawmakers from the main opposition party Kuomintang, which advocates friendlier ties with China, have urged Tsai Ing-wen, who will leave office in May, to visit Itu Aba, in the contested Spratly Islands, and assert Taiwan’s sovereignty over the island. Taiwan took control …

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