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Outlying islands are no less contentious, largely thanks to the memories of pre-1945 Japanese aggression that they stir up.
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This island, off the southwestern coast of Taiwan, is the only offshore island of the outlying islands that is composed of coral.
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There is a Pakistani warship in town and its helicopter has been used to check out some of the outlying islands.
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There are 262 outlying islands and several are served by regular ferries.
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Since President Chen took office, it has installed less advanced subsonic anti-ship missiles on outlying islands that could also hit the mainland.
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We are supposed to go out to the outlying islands on Tuesday, then stay after the elections to draft our report before returning on 5 or 6 January.
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Similarly, Indonesia under president Suharto moved Muslims from Java to outlying islands such as the Malukus not only to relieve population pressures, but also to integrate the country.
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However, many islanders want the government to fulfil a promise they say was made by Robin Cook, while foreign secretary, that they would be allowed to return to outlying islands in the Chagos group.
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Mr Nasheed has pulled off a typically flamboyant stunt, leaving the capital island on a flotilla of boats chartered by his party to go campaigning in outlying islands, reports the BBC's Charles Haviland in Male.
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The draft law also raises the question of how the government will be able to finance development in the poor and over-crowded heartland of Java if it loses a large chunk of its income to the outlying islands.
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Altering the balance of energy has created what Bornstein calls "urban heat islands" where the temperature is 5 to 10 degrees hotter than outlying areas and generate their own rain.
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