(1)Taiwan navy frigate sets sail to patrol near disputed waters

(1)Taiwan navy frigate sets sail to patrol near disputed waters

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The Taiwan navy frigate Fengyang, carrying the island's defense minister and 15 legislators, set sail from the eastern port of Suao on June 21 to assert Taiwan's sovereignty over an area of the East China Sea close to the Senkaku Islands held by Japan but also claimed by Taiwan and China. The Islands are called Tiaoyutai in Taiwan and Diaoyu in China.

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