"The fundamental solution would be to alter Taiwan's ship laws," says Chang Shu-ping. In international maritime law one article states that ships which, through rental or joint ventures, enter the registry of a different country, suspend their original registry.
「根本的辦法應該是修改我國船舶法」，張叔彬表示，國際船舶法有一條：因租船、投資而入籍他國期間，可以中止原國籍。