Focus Taiwan
Date: 06/24/2020
By: Wei Kuei-hsiang, Wang Cheng-chung,
Chen Yun-yu, Shen Ru-feng and Joseph Yeh

Taipei, June 24 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Wednesday urged all parties involved in the territorial dispute over the Diaoyutai Islands in the East China Sea to avoid taking "unilateral actions" that could escalate regional tensions.

The decades-long dispute resurfaced recently after a Japanese city decided to change the administration designation of the islands, and Tsai reiterated Taiwan's claim over the islands while issuing the appeal against destabilizing actions.

The president also repeated her administration's pledge to protect Taiwanese fishermen's rights to operate in waters near the Diaoyutais, which are also claimed by China and Japan, where they are known as the Senkakus.

Tsai made the comments two days after the Ishigaki City assembly voted to change the name of the administrative zone that includes the Diaoyutais, resulting in a protest from Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).    [FULL  STORY]