"The United States appealed for calm Friday after Taiwan apparently prepared to deploy missiles in the South China Sea over concerns that rival claimants to disputed islands are building up their arms.
"We encourage all claimants to resolve their disputes through peaceful means, in accordance with international law and without resorting to the threat or use of force," Pentagon spokesman George Little told reporters.
Taiwan's defense minister Kao Hua-chu endorsed a proposal passed by the country's defense committee Wednesday demanding coastguard units in Taiping and the Pratas islands -- claimed by China -- be armed with Chaparral or Tien Chien I missiles"..............READ MORE
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