The Taiwanese government has expressed concern to the US regarding a recent offer by US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to mediate between Japan and China on the disputed Diaoyutai Islands over which Taiwan also claims sovereignty, a foreign affairs official said yesterday.
We have let the US know that [Taiwan] is one of the countries claiming sovereignty over the -Diaoyutai Islands and therefore the US ought to keep in mind our claim and interests, said Bruce Linghu, director-general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of North American Affairs.(Source: Shih Hsiu-chuan, Taipei Times, Nov 05, 20100.