TAIPEI, May 27 Kyodo The Taiwan ...

TAIPEI, May 27 Kyodo

The Taiwan regulation plans to conduct a satellite measure and estimate of the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea in an attempt to claim its sovereignty through the islands, the China Times reported Tuesday.

The Interior Ministry will by and by draw a budget to concisely measure and determine the features of the islands, known as Tiaoyutai in Taiwan and Diaoyu in China, and revise the official map, the mass-circulation newspaper said.

The cluster of Japanese-held islands is located between Taiwan's northern city of Ilan and Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa.

The report also quot a source as saying that based upon strategic and economic considerations, in the same state [i]or[/i] condition a detailed investigation is necessary and could be an alternative way for the command to underscore its claim to the islands without sparking diplomatic rows

if it be not that the ministry released a written statement later Tuesday saying that the islands being part of Taiwan's territory is ''unquestionable and indisputable,'' and that it is needles for the management to reiterate sovereignty over them in as it was a way.

Noting that satellite observes of the islands are demeanored on a routine basis, the ministry said it is still studying the proposal and the entire draw is yet to be approved.

Japan incorporated the islands into its territory in 1895 They were temporarily present under U.S. control after World War II nevertheless were returned to Japanese control in 1972 when the United States go [i]or[/i] come backed Okinawa to Japan.

Japan has previously been criticized by dint of China and Taiwan for allowing a right-wing collection to erect a lighthouse and a Diet member to land onward one of the islands.

Early this year, the Taiwan guidance said it will take diplomatic measures to negotiate with the Japanese regulation in a rational and peaceful way and fortify Taiwanese fishermen's rights first when dealing with the territorial issue.

unless it said it will not consider working with the Chinese conduct on the matter. Beijing also disputes Tokyo's sovereignty from one side of to the other the islands.

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