The last class we read an article about an agreement between Japan and Taiwan and talk about it. This is the story of the article and my opinion for it.
Japan and Taiwan have signed a deal that allows Taiwan to fish within 12miles of the island that is known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. The island is controlled by Japan, but China and Taiwan claim the sovereignty over the island. This area has rich fishing resources and thought to have oil deposits.
Japanese government says that these negotiations are about the protection of fishing sources in the area and there are no issues of territorial dispute.Many analysts think that Japan tried to prevent China and Taiwan from cooperating with each other over territorial dispute.
I think this deal is effective to improve Japan-Taiwan relationship. Troubles over fishing resources in this area have been diplomatic problems between Japan and Taiwan for a long time. This agreement will reduce troubles and make Japan-Taiwan relationship better.
The deal is also effective to prevent China from unreasonably interfering in affairs of East Asia. China often claims the rights in the area unreasonably. This attitude is harmful to peace-keeping in East Asia. This time China tried to cooperate with Taiwan to claim sovereignty over Senkaku. Making Japan-Taiwan relationship better is effective to control balances of East Asia.