TAIPEI - Taiwan protested
Tuesday over a Philippine plan to explore oil and gas in disputed waters in the
South China Sea where Taipei claims sovereignty.
"The Reed Bank is part of the Spratly islands... and we reject any
claim or occupation by any means of the islands and the surrounding
waters," the foreign ministry said in a statement.
According to the ministry, the Philippines is planning to accept
bidding to explore and drill for oil and gas in the Reed Bank.
Taiwan, Vietnam, Brunei, China, Malaysia, and the Philippines claim all
or part of the Spratlys, which could lie on top of large oil reserves.
All claimants except Brunei have troops based on the archipelago of
more than 100 islets, reefs and atolls, which have a total land mass of less
than five square kilometres (two square miles).
The Taiwanese coastguard currently has a 130-strong garrison on
Taiping, the biggest island in the Spratlys archipelago.
Taiwan's security chief has called for Taipei to commit more military
resources in the Spratlys, reacting to reports that rival claimants to the
disputed waters are building up their armed presence.
AFP
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