Alliance cautions against playing Beijing's game

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A pro-independence group yesterday warned that Taiwan must not become Beijing's pawn in the growing conflict between China and Japan, and stressed that fishing disputes between Taiwan and Japan should be handled through diplomatic channels, rather than by dispatching warships.
The Hand-in-Hand Taiwan Alliance (???????) expressed concern about a series of recent disputes with Japan, including independent Aboriginal Legislator May Chin's (????) attempt to visit the Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo and Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng's (???) insistence on sailing aboard a navy frigate to waters near the Diaoyutais to demonstrate a determination to protect Taiwanese fishermen in the area from Japanese patrols.

Political commentators and lawmakers pointed out that these events show that many people in Taiwan are confused about their national identification and that if they succeed in provoking hostility between Taiwan and Japan, China is the only country that will benefit.

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