Five Taiwanese fishing boats set sail for Taiwan's sole holding in the South China Sea on Wednesday in protest against a court ruling that deems it a rock rather that an island, limiting its rights to surrounding resource-rich waters. Festooned with Taiwan flags, the fishing boats, loaded with eggs and instant noodles, left the south coast for a week-long trip to Itu, Aba, about 1,600 km (1,000 miles) away. The move is largely symbolic as Taiwan has occupied Itu, Aba, which it calls Taiping, for decades.

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