The China Post
Date: July 21, 2016
By: Joseph Yeh
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A delegation of Republic of China (Taiwan) lawmakers visited the Taiwan-
Taiwanese fishing boats flying R.O.C. national flags are seen docked in a port in Pingtung County at noon, Wednesday, July 20. The vessels departed around noon for Taiping Island as part of a civilian-initiated campaign to highlight the country’s sovereignty over the island. (CNA)
controlled Taiping Island (太平島) Wednesday to assert the country’s South China Sea claims after an arbitration court last week controversially deemed the territory a rock rather than an island.
The group comprised eight lawmakers from across party lines and was led by opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Legislator Chiang Chi-chen (江啟臣), who serves as convener of the Legislature’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee.
“There is no denying that Taiping is an island, not a rock as claimed by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague,” Chiang told reporters following the visit.
The trip was also meant to boost the morale of coastguardsmen stationed on the island, he added. [FULL STORY]
