Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/06/06
By: Sophia Yeh and Evelyn Kao

Taipei, June 6 (CNA) Taiwan’s government believes that claimants to territory in the South China Sea should justify their claims based on international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Presidential Office spokesman Alex Huang (黃重諺) said Monday.

Huang reiterated the government’s stance when asked about Defense Minister Feng Shih-kuan’s (馮世寬) comment earlier Monday that Taiwan will ship 40,000 rounds of ammunition for its guns on Taiping Island in the South China Sea sometime between late June and early July.

The spokesman said all claimants should uphold freedom of navigation and freedom of overflight in the South China Sea, and he urged the parties involved to settle their disputes by peaceful means.

“We propose that Taiwan should be included in a multilateral mechanism for peacefully settling disputes” in the South China Sea, Huang said.     [FULL  STORY]