台灣加強宣傳保釣意識

Recently the Mainich News reported the following:
台湾総統府直属の国家安全会議が６月、尖閣諸島（沖縄県）に対する台湾の領有権意識を高める教育・宣伝活動を強化するため、台湾の民間団体「中華保釣（尖閣防衛）協会」に補助金６０万台湾ドル（約１５０万円）の提供を承諾したことが分かった。中華保釣協会は尖閣諸島への上陸を目指して出航を繰り返し、昨年も日本の排他的経済水域に入るなど挑発行為を続けており、台湾当局に対する日本側の不信感が高まりそうだ。
　野党・民進党の立法委員（国会議員）が９月２６日に公表した国家安全会議の資料によると、補助金は「正確な」台湾と尖閣諸島の関係を宣伝するためのもの。中華保釣協会の「長期支援制度」を創設することも規定した。協会のほか、教育部（教育省）や大学などに計３１５万台湾ドル（約８００万円）を提供することも決めた。
　国家安全会議が承諾した時期は、尖閣諸島が沖縄県の一部とされた日米の沖縄返還協定調印から４０年の記念日（６月１７日）で、中華保釣協会などが活動を活発化させるとみられていた。
(試譯文)
It was understood that in June during a national security meeting which was directly under the control of the Taiwan Presidential Office, in order to strengthen campaigns that aimed at raising the sovereignty consciousness of the Taiwanese toward the Senkaku Islands (Okinawa Prefecture) , it had agreed to offer 600,000 Taiwan dollar (about 1,500,000 yen) as subsidy to a private enterprise the "Chinese Bao Diao (Defense Senkaku) Association" of Taiwan. The Chinese Bao Diao Association had repeatedly making trips aiming at landing on the Senkaku Islands, and also continued the provocative action such as going into the exclusive economic zone of Japan last year; the distrust of Japan towards the Taiwan authorities was likely to increase.

According to the data of the national security meeting which the legislative official (Diet member) of the opposition party, the Democratic Progressive Party released on September 26, the subsidy was a means to promote the "correct" relationship of Taiwan towards the Senkaku Islands. The meeting also decided on setting up a "long-term support system" within the Chinese Bao Diao Association. It also decided to provide the Ministry of Education (Department of Education) and universities etc. a total of 3,150,000 Taiwan dollars (about 8 million yen).
The timing of this national security meeting during which the promise was made was the 40th years of memorial day (June 17) that Japan and the US signed the Agreement for the Return of Okinawa, with the Senkaku Islands as part of the Okinawa Prefecture; it was expected to activate the activities of Chinese Bao Diao Association etc.

It seems that the current Taiwan government is taking a more active stance over the Senkaku Islands disputes.