Taiwan is readying howitzers to defend its one contested islet in the South China Sea

Taiwan is readying howitzers to defend its one contested islet in the South China Sea

In the South China Sea, no area is quite so heavily contested as the Spratly archipelago, where five countries occupy various reefs, cays, and islets and watch each other warily. Taiwan occupies the best and largest bit of land, an islet called Itu Aba. According to the Taipei Times, Taiwan’s military recently gave six howitzers…