Ex-President Lee arrives on Japan’s Ishigaki

Taiwan News
Date: 2016-07-30
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Former President Lee Teng-hui on Saturday arrived on the Japanese island of Ishigaki, where he is scheduled to hold a speech the following day.
The island lies just 333 kilometers from Taiwan, and the disputed Diaoyutai Islands, known in Japan as Senkaku, resort under its authority.

Lee, 93, has paid several visits to Japan, but mostly to the main islands and cities, and not to smaller relatively out-of-the-way areas.

He is due to address an association of young mayors about the state of Taiwan-Japanese relations. In the past, Lee has fueled controversy in Taiwan for supporting Tokyo’s claims of sovereignty over the Diaoyutai, which both Taiwan and China also claim.    [FULL  STORY]