Taiwan reasserts sovereignty over Spratlys amid Philippines oil plans

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday reasserted Taiwan's sovereignty over the Spratly Islands, just days after the Philippines expressed the intention to invite investors to co-explore oil and gas in waters off the disputed archipelago.

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