Taiwan News
Date: 2018/07/28
By: Central News Agency
Taiwan’s top agency in charge of China policy reiterated on Saturday that Kinmen should
The MAC and Kinmen have a dispute about the water supply from China. (By Central News Agency)
act “in the best interest of the nation” by postponing a dedication ceremony scheduled for August 5 to mark the beginning of water importation from China’s Fujian province into the county.
Amid China’s increasing efforts to limit Taiwan’s space on the international stage, especially on the heels of its recent push to revoke Taichung City’s right to host East Asian Youth Games, it is inappropriate for Kinmen to hold the ceremony, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said in a statement.
The MAC’s statement came after Kinmen government on Friday refused to toe the line and instead asked the MAC to reconsider its position.
In 2015, facing a possible water shortage due to a combination of factors, including scarcity of precipitation, lack of large dams and a growing number of Chinese tourists, Kinmen’s water authority signed a 30-year water purchase agreement with its counterpart in Fujian to meet its water demands. [FULL STORY]
