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Taiwan and China must "set aside the baggage of history" for the sake of regional security, said Tsai Ing-wen.
"Substantial infrastructure, including communications and surveillance systems, is expected to be built on these features."
Ultimately, a country's economic strength dictates its military spending.
China, along with five other nations, have overlapping claims to the South China Sea, where $5 trillion of trade passes every year.
Several countries have squabbled over the region's natural resources and trading routes for decades.
Construction of the facilities at Cuarteron Reef appear to be nearly complete.
Taiwan confirmed the deployment of a surface-to-air missile system to Woody Island.