Taiwan reiterates its sovereignty over Diaoyutai Islands
ROC Central News Agency
2016/02/25 21:29:43
Taipei, Feb. 25 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated Thursday Taiwan's sovereignty over the Diaoyutai Islands in the East China Sea, insisting that based on all historical and geographic factors and international law, the islands form part of the Republic of China's inherent territory.
'The Diaoyutai Archipelago is indisputably affiliated to Taiwan and an inherent part of ROC territory,' the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry also said that it will keep a close eye on related developments following reports that Japan is completing the deployment of a special garrison force to defend the Diaoyutai Islands, known in Japan as the Senkaku Islands.
According to reports circulated recently by Japanese media outlets, Japan is completing the deployment of a special garrison force on the Senkaku Islands, which is described as the nation's largest special maritime defense force. However, the reports did not mention the size of the force.
Referring to the territorial disputes over the Diaoyutais, the ministry presented again President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) East China Sea peace initiative, which urges all parties involved to refrain from any actions that could escalate tension in the region, to abide by international law, to seek peaceful resolutions and to jointly maintain regional stability and prosperity.
The uninhabited Diaoyutais, some 100 nautical miles northeast of Taiwan, have been under Japan's administrative control since 1972 but are also claimed by China.
(By Tag Pei-chun and Romulo Huang)
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