And how should we in the Republic of China on Taiwan, which has the most legitimate claim to the islands, regard this dispute? The dispute between China and Japan over the Diaoyutai Islands (called the Senkaku Islands by the Japanese) goes back a long way. Both cite history to claim these little islands at the Western edge of the Pacific Ocean, with their strategic position and rich undersea oil deposits.
身在最有資格對它宣示主權的中華民國台灣，我們究竟該如何看待這場領土與尊嚴之爭？