Taiwan's remote islands are on the frontline with China — sometimes only a few hundred yards from Chinese troops

Dec 29 2022 by Business Insider

 
A Taiwanese Coast Guard member near the shore on Pratas Island in April 2019.

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Taiwan is roughly 100 miles from mainland China, but some Taiwanese islands are much closer. Amid rising tensions, those islands are increasingly vulnerable to attack from China's military. Taiwan's outlying islands would stand little chance against China, but they wouldn't be easy to take.

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