upn-taipei news-taiwan president-04-23-05- President Ma's remarks at International Conference on South China Sea Disputes and International Law Date 2016/04/14 President Ma delivers remarks at the International Conference on South China Sea Disputes and International Law. (01) President Ma delivers remarks at the International Conference on South China Sea Disputes and International Law. (02) On the morning of April 14, President Ma Ying-jeou attended the International Conference on South China Sea Disputes and International Law at the Downtown Campus of Soochow University in Taipei. In remarks, the president explained how important the South China Sea region is to national security, as well as the historical and legal evidence on which the ROC's sovereignty over the islands of the South China Sea is based. He then reiterated that the ROC advocates negotiations based on the South China Sea Peace Initiative and Roadmap, and reviewed the ROC's actions and efforts to safeguard Taiping Island's sovereignty and status as a bona fide island. A transcript of President Ma's remarks follows: Mr. Pan Wei-ta (潘維大), President, Soochow University; Mr. Cheng Chia-jui (程家瑞), Professor, Soochow University; Mr. David Y. L. Lin (林永樂), Minister of Foreign Affairs; Distinguished guests; Ladies and gentlem

President Ma's remarks at International Conference on South China Sea Disputes and International Law
Date	2016/04/14
On the morning of April 14, President Ma Ying-jeou attended the International Conference on South China Sea Disputes and International Law at the Downtown Campus of Soochow University in Taipei. In remarks, the president explained how important the South China Sea region is to national security, as well as the historical and legal evidence on which the ROC's sovereignty over the islands of the South China Sea is based. He then reiterated that the ROC advocates negotiations based on the South China Sea Peace Initiative and Roadmap, and reviewed the ROC's actions and efforts to safeguard Taiping Island's sovereignty and status as a bona fide island. A transcript of President Ma's remarks follows: Mr. Pan Wei-ta (潘維大), President, Soochow University; Mr. Cheng Chia-jui (程家瑞), Professor, Soochow University; Mr. David Y. L. Lin (林永樂), Minister of Foreign Affairs; Distinguished guests; Ladies and gentlem