Taiwan has firmly rejected China’s renewed claims over the South China Sea, reaffirming its sovereignty and rights over the disputed area amid escalating tensions involving different nations.
The assertion comes as army confrontations and territorial disputes within the space intensify, Focus Taiwan (CNA) reported.
In a press release, Taiwan’s Ministry of International Affairs (MOFA) declared, “The Republic of China (Taiwan) enjoys all rights to island teams and their surrounding waters within the South China Sea following worldwide regulation and maritime legal guidelines.” The MOFA emphasised that Taiwan’s claims stay unaffected by the competing assertions of different nations, in response to Focus Taiwan.
The assertion adopted latest developments involving each the Philippines and China. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr signed two legal guidelines defining maritime entitlements and designating sea lanes and air routes to solidify the nation’s sovereignty over components of the South China Sea.
In response, China printed baselines for a contested shoal it seized from the Philippines in 2012 and reaffirmed its sweeping claims over the area, together with areas asserted by the Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Taiwan, reported CNA.
China’s International Ministry declared, “China will proceed to take all vital measures following the regulation to resolutely defend China’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and pursuits.” Beijing has lengthy dismissed the 2016 ruling by the Worldwide Arbitration Courtroom, which invalidated most of China’s claims over the South China Sea, and has continued its aggressive actions within the area.
Latest incidents embody the Chinese language coast guard utilizing water cannons in opposition to Philippine vessels, additional escalating tensions, CNA reported.
Taiwan, which controls two islands within the South China Sea, together with the strategically vital Taiping Island, has expressed critical issues over the rising regional instability. The MOFA warned that “actions taken by China have escalated tensions and would jeopardise regional peace and stability.”
Taiping Island, located 1,600 kilometres southwest of Kaohsiung, is the biggest of the Spratly Islands.
