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Taiwan to upgrade naval facilities on disputed island in South China Sea

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Channel: News Direct · 2014 · News & Politics

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Taiwan plans to spend over US$100 million to build new maritime facilities for warships and supply vessels on Taiping Island in the disputed Spratlys in the South China Sea.  

The new spending package by Taiwanese Coast Guard Administration was announced by a Taiwanese legislator in parliament Tuesday.  The projected cost is expected to be NT$3.4 billion (~US$112.4 million). The expenditures are expected be approved.  

If completed on schedule, the new pier would be completed sometime in 2016. The current dock can only support small motorboats, however the new one should be able to dock military supply ships and frigates. The current airstrip on the island could also be included in the upgrade scheme as well.

Vietnam, which also includes the Spratlys in their territorial claims is protesting the decision because it means the personnel that Taiwan sends to man the island will likely rise from its current 100 now. Mainland China also makes claim to the archipelago, however it has yet to weigh in on the matter as of this report.

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