By WENDELL MINNICK
PENGJIA ISLET — As two F-16 fighter aircraft flew over Pengjia Islet, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou told journalists that Taiwan was reaffirming its sovereignty over the islets, which were only 33 nautical miles from Taiwan’s northern port of Keelung.
Though Ma’s visit on Sept. 7 appeared to be a show of force, it was actually part of a campaign unveiled on Aug. 5 to initiate the East China Sea Peace Initiative centering on the disputed Japanese controlled Tiaoyutai Islands, known as the Senkaku Islands to Japan.
The East China Sea Peace Initiative calls on all sides to refrain from antagonism, observe international law and resolve disputes through peaceful dialogue.
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