President Ma set to visit Taiping Island (update)

President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) will visit Taiping Island in the South China Sea on Thursday, weather permitting, to greet soldiers stationed there ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, Presidential Office spokesman Charles Chen (陳以信) said Wednesday.

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