Taiwan Today
Date: July 22, 2016
President Tsai Ing-wen said in an article published July 21 by U.S. news outlet The Washington
President Tsai Ing-wen (right) takes part in an interview with The Washington Post at the Office of the President July 18 in Taipei City. (Courtesy of Office of the President)
Post that the Republic of China (Taiwan) does not accept the award recently rendered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the South China Sea arbitration initiated by the Philippines.
“We will not accept their decision, and there are several reasons for that. First, Taiwan is an important party of interest in this case, but we were not invited to participate in the proceedings. Second, we found it unacceptable that we were referred to as the ‘Taiwan Authority of China.’
“The third reason is that Taiping is indeed an island.”
Comprising numerous decisions, the July 12 award classified Taiping Island in the Nansha (Spratly Islands) as a rock and not an island. This would call into question the ROC’s rightful claim to a 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone around Taiping Island. [FULL STORY]
