Taiwan does not recognize UN Permanent Court of Arbitration

Taiwan does not recognize the jurisdiction of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Philippines’ case against China on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) issue, reiterating instead that disputed islands there belong to it.

In a statement, Taiwan on Monday said Spratly Islands, Paracel Islands, Macclesfield Bank and Pratas Islands and their surrounding waters, which make up almost 90 percent of the resource-rich West Philippine Sea, are “an inherent part of ROC [Republic of China] territory and waters.”