Taiwan’s sovereignty claims over the Diaoyutai Islands (釣魚台) were reasserted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday after Chinese and Russian vessels sailed near the disputed islands.
The islands are under the administration of Japan, which refers to them as the Senkaku Islands. They sit in the East China Sea about an equal distance from the northeastern coast of Taiwan proper and Ishigaki Island in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture.
Sovereignty over the islands has always been a contentious issue for Taiwan, China and Japan all of whom make claims to the land particularly in recent years as China has been
Nantou tea farmers yesterday held an expo on premier-grade oolong tea in the county’s Lugu Township (鹿谷鄉), where the Lugu Farmers’ Association doled out awards to cultivators for the best teas of the year.
Nantou County Commissioner Lin Ming-chen (林明溱) presented the special award for outstanding oolong tea to Chiu Su Su-yun (邱蘇素雲) after a speech in which he thanked the local tea farmers for their “exceptional care in managing and advancing the science of tea.”
The panel of oolong tea judges said this spring season’s teas are the best in recent years and that Chiu Su’s winning leaves yielded a bright,
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