Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/07/13
By: Tang Pei-chun, Chen Chun-hua and Bear Lee

Taipei, July 13 (CNA) Taiwan has ruled out the possibility of cross-strait cooperation on the

South China Sea. (File photo courtesy of the Air Force)

South China Sea issue after the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague handed down its ruling on the disputes in the area that has been considered unfavorable to China.

China’s Foreign Ministry and Taiwan Affairs Office late Tuesday both made the call for Taiwan “to join hands with China in safeguarding the sovereignty of the South China Sea islands and the rights in the surrounding waters,” saying that all these “have been the traditional assets of the Chinese people.”

“There has been no dialogue or communication between Taiwan and China on the South China Sea issue after the release of the court ruling,” said Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council head Chang Hsiao-yeh (張小月) Wednesday at a legislative session.     [FULL  STORY]