INTERNATIONAL GATHERING: The Ocean Affairs Council has invited foreign officials to a conference on maritime law, security and policy as well as marine industries

Taipei Times
Date: Jun 06, 2019
By: Lin Chia-nan  /  Staff reporter, in KAOHSIUNG

Members of a key US think tank last month visited the Ocean Affairs Council (OAC) to discuss issues related to the South China Sea, council officials said yesterday.

The council, which was established on April 28 last year, held a news conference at its headquarters in Kaohsiung to explain its achievements over the past year.

Since taking office in February, council Minister Lee Chung-wei (李仲威) has met with representatives from the Netherlands Trade and Investment Office, British Office Taipei, the American Institute in Taiwan, the French Office in Taipei and the New Zealand Commerce and Industry Office, it said.

Members of the US Center for Strategic and International Studies last month visited the council and exchanged opinions over issues related to the South China Sea, Department of International Development Director Joseph Hsieh (謝亞杰) said.    [FULL  STORY]