Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Minister Andrew Hsia says that Ma Ying-jeou’s proposal for a “South China Sea Peace Initiative” does not involve cooperation with Mainland China. Hsia was speaking Wednesday at the opening ceremony of an academic conference.
China and Taiwan have overlapping claims to large areas of the South China Sea. Under the “One China Principle”, both sides consider these areas to be part of “One China”. These claims are disputed by several countries including Vietnam and the Philippines.
But Hsia said that despite having common cause in the South China Sea, Taiwan and China will not join together to assert their claims.