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Article: STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS BEHIND SPRATLYS AIRPORT: TAIWAN MIN.
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- AsiaPulse News
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- January 6, 2006
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TAIPEI, Jan 6 Asia Pulse - Taiwan's Deputy Minister of National Defense Tsai Ming-hsien admitted Thursday that there are strategic considerations behind the government's plan to build an airport on one of the biggest islets in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
During a meeting of the Legislative Yuan's National Defense Committee, Tsai pointed out to lawmakers that it would take only five to 10 minutes for China's missiles and military aircraft to fly across the 200-kilometer Taiwan Strait to reach Taiwan.
Against this backdrop, it will be very helpful if Taiwan can expand its strategic depth and improve its early warning capability by ...