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Taiwan MPs visit disputed Spratlys to renew claim

Three Taiwanese legislators and several top military officers flew to the disputed Spratly islands Monday to renew their territorial claim amid mounting tensions in the South China Sea.

Thitu Island, part of the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea. Three Taiwanese legislators and several top military officers have flown to the disputed islands to renew their territorial claim amid mounting tensions in the area.

The three legislators -- all sitting on the parliament's defence committee -- landed on Taiping Island, the biggest in the contested waters, on an air force C-130 transport plane.

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