Island or rock? Taiwan defends its claim in South China Sea

May 21, 2018 2:36 PM

ITU ABA, South China Sea (NYTIMES)- The largest natural feature of the Spratly Islands, the hotly disputed archipelago in the South China Sea, is a forested, sun-drenched oval of land, cleaved by a single runway that gives the place the appearance of a raw coffee bean floating in bright blue water.

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