Taiwan To Build $100M Port In Disputed Region Of The South China Sea But China Does Not React

Taiwan is planning to spend $100 million on enhancing its port facility in a disputed region of the South China Sea, Reuters reported Sunday, a development that China, which views Taiwan as an outlying province, has seemingly chosen to ignore.

The new port is expected to come up next to an airstrip on the Itu Aba islands, also known as Tai Ping, and will allow Taiwan to dock 3,000-ton naval frigates and coastguard cutters, and include the construction of a 1,200-meter long runway to land Hercules C-130 military transport aircraft.

The upgrade, which is expected to be completed late next year, is seen as Taiwan's assertion of sovereignty on the island, which is strategically located between the Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam.

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