The weapons recently deployed on Taiping Island will help Taiwan safeguard its territory amid escalating territorial claims over the South China Sea, a ruling party lawmaker said Tuesday shortly after a visit to the island.
The 120-mm mortars delivered to Taiping by the country's Ministry of National Defense in August have a range of 6,100 meters, which is enough to cover the restricted waters outlined by Taiwan near the island, Lin Yu-fang said in a statement released following his visit.
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