Foreign Ministry: South China Sea islands belong to Taiwan

Radio Taiwan International
Date: 16 July, 2020
By: Katherine Wei

The South China Sea islands belong to the Republic of China, said Foreign ministry spokesperson Joanne Ou on Thursday.

Foreign ministry spokesperson Joanne Ou has reiterated the government’s position that the South China Sea islands belong to the Republic of China. The Republic of China is Taiwan’s official name.

Ou was speaking Thursday, shortly after China and the United States raised yet another dispute about the South China Sea. Ou said there should be no doubt that Taiwan’s rights to the islands and the surrounding waters are protected by international laws, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.     [FULL  STORY]

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