ROC calls Japan's Senkaku propaganda video 'regrettable'

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Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday it was regrettable that Japan's Foreign Ministry has now posted a propaganda video on the disputed Diaoyutai Islands (known as Senkaku in Japan and as Diaoyu in China) on its website, available in several languages, and urged Tokyo to handle the issue in a cautious manner.

Taiwan has conveyed through diplomatic channels its position that the "inappropriate act" was not acceptable, the ministry said in a statement.

The act cannot change the historical fact that the Diaoyutai Islands belong to the Republic of China (Taiwan), the ministry said, and it stressed that the move did not contribute to regional stability.

The ministry was referring to the addition earlier this week of foreign language versions of a video on Japan's position on the islands first posted in October.

The English home page of Japan's Foreign Ministry contains an In Focus section listing issues that include territorial disputes over the Diaoyutai Islands and North Korean issues.

A click on Japan-China Relations: Current Situation of Senkaku Islands takes internet users to a new page containing links to a leaflet and a short video, both of which have been translated into 10 foreign languages, including Chinese, Korean, English, Portuguese, Russian and Arabic.

The ROC government has urged Tokyo to handle the issue in a cautious manner in order to avoid damage to peace in the East China Sea and the relationship between Taiwan and Japan, the ministry said.

The uninhabited islands currently administered by Japan are located some 190 kilometers from Taiwan's Keelung harbor and are claimed by both Taiwan, China and Japan.

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