(Opinion) Taiwan Vows to Defend South China Sea Claims as Philippines Case Begins Against China
2015-07-08 08:41:01 source：The Diplomat
By Prashanth Parameswaran
July 8, 2015
"Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou said Tuesday that his government would 'staunchly defend' its South China Sea claims just as the Philippines' case against China's South China Sea claims kicks off before a United Nations arbitral tribunal at The Hague.
Taiwan, one of six claimants in the South China Sea, shares China's claim to virtually the entire South China Sea that dates back before the split between the Communists and Nationalists in 1949 following the Chinese Civil War. It has occupied Itu Aba (which it calls Taiping Island), the largest feature in the South China Sea, since 1956."
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