Taiwan seeks consultation with Japan, Philippines on maritime talks

Taiwan on Tuesday urged Japan and the Philippines to consult with it over their planned maritime boundary negotiations, saying the area involved overlaps with waters where it has rights and interests. “We will urge both sides to take this fact into full consideration during the process, and not to exclude or harm Taiwan’s rights and interests,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Hsiao Kuang-wei said at a regular press briefing in Taipei. Japan and the Philippines announced last Thursday that they would begin negotiations to define the maritime boundary between their exclusive economic zones and continental shelves “in accordance with international law.” READ: […]... Keep on reading: Taiwan seeks consultation with Japan, Philippines on maritime talks