Focus Taiwan
Date: 06/08/2020
By: Yeh Su-ping, Chen Yun-yu and Emerson Lim

Taipei, June 8 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) vowed on Monday to develop Taiwan into a sustainable maritime nation as the country marked World Oceans Day and its first-ever National Oceans Day.

"Taiwan is surrounded by ocean. Oceans connect us to the world and bring limitless possibilities," Tsai said on a Facebook post.

"Aside from continuing to strengthen maritime security, we will diversify our maritime industries, in consideration of ecological conservation and sustainable maritime development," Tsai said, adding that she will encourage the country to embrace the oceans through friendlier regulations and policies.

June 8 was recognized as World Oceans Day by the United Nations in 2008, 16 years after the concept was introduced by Canada's International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) and the Ocean Institute of Canada (OIC) at the Earth Summit.    [FULL  STORY]