Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/07/11
By: By Chen Chia-lun and Evelyn Kao
Taipei, July 11 (CNA) A ruling set to be handed down Tuesday by an international tribunal on a
(CNA file photo)
dispute between the Philippines and China over territorial issues in the South China Sea will not affect Taiwan’s defenses on Taiping Island there, Coast Guard Administration (CGA）Director-General Lee Chung-wei（李仲威）said Monday.
Lee also said that the government’s stance on its sovereignty claim over Taiping Island in the South China Sea remains unchanged and the CGA will not reduce its patrols in the area.
Lee made the comments before giving a report to the Legislative Yuan’s Internal Administration Committee on measures the CGA will take to safeguard Taiwan-controlled Taiping following the July 12 ruling and reasons behind its decision to withdraw two new 100-ton CGA patrol vessels back to Taiwan from Taiping a few days ago.
During the legislative session, Lee said it was the CGA’s decision to pull back the two patrol vessels and he will shoulder political responsibility if Taiwan loses control of Taiping due to the decision. [FULL STORY]