Trip to disputed islands planned

TAIPEI - A Taiwan travel agency hopes to cash in on a territorial dispute embroiling Taipei, Tokyo and Beijing by offering a …

TAIPEI - A Taiwan travel agency hopes to cash in on a territorial dispute embroiling Taipei, Tokyo and Beijing by offering a luxury cruise to a group of disputed East China Sea islands.

The United Evening News yesterday said that a firm in southern Kaohsiung would rent a 7,000 tonne cruise ship to sail to the deserted islands claimed by China and Taiwan as the Diaoyus and by Japan as the Senkakus.

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