TAIPEI: Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou on Monday stressed Taiwan’s claim to the disputed Diaoyutai Islands (known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan and the Diaoyu Islands in mainland China), moving to quell a controversy caused by a former president stating the islands belong to Japan.

In his comments, included in a statement released by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs in its Taiwan Today newsletter, Ma said that the Diaoyutai Islands “are an integral part of the ROC [Republic of China],” and that claims to the contrary were against the country’s Constitution, history, and national sovereignty.

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