Taiwan President visits Military Airstrip

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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian visited a new Taiwanese airstrip this weekend.

The airstrip is located in the disputed Spratly islands, which are claimed by Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines. The islands may also hold large oil and gas deposits.

[Chen Shui-bian, Taiwanese President]:
"Taiping Island has been a territory of Taiwan since December 12, 1946, after the Taiping Vessel took over and encamped naval forces on the island."

Analysts said Chen's visit is a strong assertion of Taiwan's sovereignty ahead of the U.N. referendum in March.

But Chen is also winding down the last two months of his two-term presidency, and trying to build support for his DPP party after a defeat at parliamentary elections.

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[wtuanmu]

Although he is a bad president. This action alone is beneficial.

[wtuanmu]

This guy is only good at military built up. The economic and diplomatic policy is disaster.

[wtuanmu]

This guy is only good at military built up. The economic and diplomatic policy is a mess.