Taiwan's military has confirmed that its Marines are back on Pratas Island, joining the Coast Guard on the territory in the disputed South China Sea as China increases its aggression in the region.
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00:00Taiwan's marines have returned to a Taiwan-governed island in the South China Sea, that's according
00:05to an unnamed military source in local media.
00:09The country's Coast Guard has been operating on Prada's island since the year 2000, but
00:14a Liberty Times report says Taiwan's marines have been upping their presence there in light
00:18of China's increasing aggression in the region.
00:21The island sits in the South China Sea, where several countries have competing sovereignty
00:26claims.
00:27China claims nearly all of the sea as its own, despite having no legal basis.
00:32The military source says the addition of marines on the island would mean advanced anti-air
00:37and anti-armor systems would also be deployed.