Taiwan to finish mapping disputed South China Sea islands | Politics | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS
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Taipei, Sept. 9 (CNA) The Ministry of the Interior said Tuesday that it is set to complete a project to map the islands in the disputed South China Sea region and will produce a map of the islands that are claimed by the Republic of China and various other countries.
The ministry said that since 2011, it has been carrying out on-site measurements of the islands and has also used high-definition satellite images to obtain spatial information about the islands.
So far, the ministry has invested about NT$80 million (US$2.66 million) in the project and has completed the mapping of 198 of the islands in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, it said. It is expected to complete the project by the end of 2015, it added.
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