Japan Reaches Fishing Agreement With Taiwan Over China Objection
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Japan and Taiwan agreed to allow Taiwanese fisherman access to Japanese administered waters near islands also claimed by China, which objected to the deal.
The agreement is aimed at furthering peace in the East China Sea, said Mitsuo Ohashi, head of the Japan Interchange Association that serves as the de facto embassy in the absence of formal diplomatic ties. The agreement covers an overlapping economic zone and doesn’t involve areas that the two sides both claim is their territory, Taiwanese Foreign Minister David Lin said today.