Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Tsai Chi-fang (蔡啟芳) yesterday said that the Diaoyutais (釣魚台) do not belong to Taiwan, and used the day of his examination for a boating license to make some fun of Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng's (王金平) assertion to the contrary.
Tsai made the remarks during a press conference at the Maritime Patrol Directorate General's headquarters in Tamsui (
"After World War II, the US government occupied the Diaoyutais as well as Okinawa before the Americans returned them to the Japanese government. How can we claim the Diaoyutais as our territory?" Tsai said.
"Even if we wanted to claim them as ours, we should at least ask for the US government's permission," he said.
He also mocked Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) for yelling, "The Diaoyutais are ours!" while he was aboard a navy frigate in the vicinity of the disputed waters on Tuesday.
"If the Diaoyutais eventually become ours after all of Mr. Wang's yelling, I will suggest to him that he take a boat to the Aegean, point his finger at Europe and yell, `Europe is ours,' because history tells us that Genghis Khan occupied Europe, too," Tsai said.
After the press conference, Tsai began his examination.
Former Chinese Nationalist Party legislator Apollo Chen (
He said that the examination was more difficult than he had expected.
"I did not sleep well last night. For me, it was as difficult as the Joint College Entrance Exam that I took decades ago," he said.
Back on the dock, Tsai was still imitating Wang, pointing his finger toward Tamsui's famous Fishermen's Wharf (
Tsai and Chen passed the exam and are authorized to pilot non-commercial boats carrying less than 20 people.
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