Yilan councilors approve new name for DiaoyutaisSTAYING CORDIAL: Legislative Speaker You Si-kun said that Taiwan and Japan should work together in the face of Chinese threats and set aside differencesBy Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNAThe Yilan County Council yesterday passed a provisional motion recommending that the Diaoyutai Islands (釣魚台) be renamed Toucheng Township Diaoyutai (頭城釣魚台). The sovereignty controversy over the islands, which are claimed by Taiwan, Japan and China, resurfaced after Chinese Coast Guard vessels this week entered waters near the islands. Photo: Chiang Chih-hsiung, Taipei TimesThe Yilan County councilors approved the motion with 29 votes. Yilan County Government Secretary-General Lin Mao-sheng (林茂盛) said that the county government would examine the issue and inform the council of how to implement the motion. Lin Tzu-miao yesterday said that she is having a discussion about visiting the islands with fishers and the local fisheries association.

Source: Taipei Times June 11, 2020 15:56 UTC