Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) reiterates its position on the Nansha Islands, the Shisha Islands, the Chungsha Islands and the Tungsha Islands; the ROC government will not recognize any resolution reached without its participation(53500)
- Created：2011-07-23
- Data Source：Bureau Of Consular Affairs
- Counter：1914
On July 20, 2011, ASEAN and mainland China reached an agreement on the preliminary guidelines for implementing the Declaration of Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) reiterates its position as follows:
1.Whether looked at from the perspective of history, geography or international law, the Nansha Islands (Spratly Islands), the Shisha Islands (Paracel Islands), the Chungsha Islands (Macclesfield Bank) and the Tungsha Islands (Pratas Islands), as well as their surrounding waters, sea beds and subsoil, are all an inherent part of the territory of the Republic of China (Taiwan). As these archipelagoes fall under the sovereignty of the Republic of China (Taiwan), the government reasserts that it enjoys all rights over the islands and their surrounding waters.
2. The government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) reiterates that it upholds the basic principles of “safeguarding sovereignty, shelving disputes, promoting peace and reciprocity, and encouraging joint exploration.” It also remains willing to work with other relevant parties in the region to find resolutions to disputes. As the government should be included in the dispute dialogue mechanism, it will not recognize any resolution reached without its participation. (E)