Want China Times
Date: 2015-07-08
By: CNA
The Republic of China Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement Tuesday
The statement on the South China Sea on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ website. (Internet photo)
reiterating that the ROC owns and exercises effective control over islands in the South China Sea.
The following is the statement:
With regard to the South China Sea, which has been in the international spotlight of late, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) reiterates its position as follows:
1. Whether from the perspectives of history, geography, or international law, the Nansha (Spratly) Islands, Shisha (Paracel) Islands, Chungsha Islands (Macclesfield Bank), and Tungsha (Pratas) Islands, as well as their surrounding waters, are an inherent part of ROC territory and waters. As the ROC enjoys all rights to these island groups and their surrounding waters in accordance with international law, the ROC government does not recognize any claim to sovereignty over, or occupation of, these areas by other countries, irrespective of the reasons put forward or methods used for such claim or occupation. [FULL STORY]
