The Ministry made a statement after the Japan government approved a plan to introduce high school textbooks next year that claim the islands belong to Japan 

Taiwan News
Date: 2018/07/19
By: Duncan DeAeth, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

The Diaoyutai Islands (By Associated Press)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) made a press release on July 18 asserting sovereignty over the Dioayu Islands (釣魚台), which Japan refers to as the Senkaku Islands(尖閣諸島).

The statement was made in response to the news that the Japanese government will be speeding up the timeline for the publication of new high school textbooks as part of its controversial “national territory education” policy, which will educate Japanese students that Taiwan’s Dioayu Islands and South Korea’s Dokdo Islands are historically part of Japanese territory.    [FULL  STORY]