U.S. Move on Diaoyu Islands to Backfire against Itself

As ties between China and Japan plunge to their lowest in decades over territorial dispute, an amendment passed by the U.S. Senate to make the Diaoyu Islands covered by a U.S.-Japan security pact will boomerang. The U.S. Senate approved the amendment on November 29 to acknowledge application of a U.S.-Japan security treaty to the Diaoyu Islands.

Chinese FM Refutes Japan's Stands on Diaoyu Islands Issue

Japan, regardless of the summit's theme of cooperation, intentionally distorted facts about the issue of the Diaoyu Islands, a group of islets in the East China Sea which belong to China. In response, Yang expounded on the history and facts of the Diaoyu Islands and stated the solemn positions of the Chinese Government on the issue to the ...

Diaoyu Dao, an Inherent Territory of China

China has enacted domestic laws, which clearly provide that Diaoyu Dao belongs to China. In 1958, the Chinese government released a statement on the territorial sea, announcing that Taiwan and its adjacent islands belong to China. In light of Japan's repeated violations of China's sovereignty over Diaoyu Dao since the 1970s, China adopted the ...

Three China Coast Guard vessels patrol Diaoyu Islands

Three China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels conducted a patrol in territorial waters off the Diaoyu Islands Monday, according to an online statement by the State Oceanic Administration. The Diaoyu Islands [File photo: VCG] The vessels are CCG 2308, 2401 and 2303. China conducts such patrols on a regular basis.

Japan's Unilateral Change of the Diaoyu Islands Status

The Diaoyu Islands were ceded to Japan as part of Formosa (Taiwan) Island under the unequal Treaty of Shimonoseki of 1895. Japan occupied the Diaoyu Islands until 1945, upon its announcement of unconditional surrender at the end of World War II. In December of 1943, leaders of the U.S., the U.K. and China co-issued the Cairo Declaration, which ...

Cooperation among China, Japan and the Republic of Korea

Another thorny issue left over from Japan's invasion of China, the Diaoyu Islands dispute, has always remained on the table. In June, Japan "renamed" the islands, which belong to China, and also reached an agreement with the United States to further intervene in the dispute. This was followed by Japanese fishing boats repeatedly entering the ...

The Diaoyu Islands Are Chinese Territory

The Diaoyu Islands Are Chinese Territory. Diaoyu Islands: The Truth. Author: Chris D. Nebe. Price: RMB 118. 111 pages. Published by Foreign. Languages Press. THE documentary Diaoyu Islands: The Truth by internationally acclaimed, award-winning director Chris D. Nebe, President of Monarex Hollywood Corporation, premiered in the U.S. in 2014.

China Issues White Paper on Diaoyu Dao -- Beijing Review

No matter what unilateral step Japan takes over Diaoyu Dao, it will not change the fact that Diaoyu Dao belongs to China, the white paper says. Diaoyu Dao was returned to China after the World War Ⅱ. However, the United States arbitrarily included Diaoyu Dao under its trusteeship in the 1950s and "returned" the "power of administration" over ...

China's Claim to Diaoyu Island Chain Indisputable

I am convinced that they belong to the same islands and are located in the same area as the Diaoyutai, Huangweiyu and Chiweiyu islands recorded in The Record of Zhongshan. Obviously, Duke Zhongshan, whose title was conferred by the Qing government, got to know these islands when he undertook various voyages to the area, and named these islands ...

History of the DiaoyuIslands-China Youth International

History of the DiaoyuIslands. The Diaoyu Islands, located in theEast China Sea between China and Japan, have belonged to Chinasince ancient times. The islands are 120 nautical miles northeastof China's Taiwan Province, 200 nautical miles east of China'smainland and 200 nautical miles west of Japan's southernmost islandOkinawa.

In Focus: Diaoyu Islands Dispute-China Youth International

The tension escalated as two Japanese right-wing activists went ashore on Beixiaodao, an islet of the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea on July 5. Later on, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said his government was negotiating with a "private owner" to "nationalize" part of the "Senkaku Islands" (China's Diaoyu Islands).

Diaoyu Dao, an Inherent Territory of China -- Beijing Review

China has enacted domestic laws, which clearly provide that Diaoyu Dao belongs to China. In 1958, the Chinese Government released a statement on the territorial sea, announcing that Taiwan and its adjacent islands belong to China. In light of Japan's repeated violations of China's sovereignty over Diaoyu Dao since the 1970s, China adopted the ...

China's Claim to Diaoyu Island Chain Indisputable

The fact is that Diaoyu, Huangwei and Chiwei islands did not belong to the Ryukyu Kingdom at the time. Moreover, a nautical map compiled by Zhejiang Provincial Commander Hu Zongxian in 1562 during the Ming Dynasty shows Diaoyu Island and adjacent islets in close proximity to other islands on the coast of Luoyuan and Ningde Counties in …

History proves Diaoyu Islands are China's territory

After the Ming Dynasty, the islands were recorded in many historical documents. On a map published by Japan between 1783 and 1785, marking the boundary of the Ryukyu Kingdom, the Diaoyu islands were shown as belonging to China. Japan never questioned China's sovereignty over the islands before the Sino-Japanese war of 1894-1895.

U.S. says stance unchanged on Diaoyu Islands

China U.S. says stance unchanged on Diaoyu Islands 13:44:27 WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki said on Thursday that the U.S. stance on the Diaoyu Islands is unchanged. During her daily briefing, Psaki reiterated that the U.S. policy on the Diaoyu Islands "is longstanding and has not changed. ...

The Inconvenient Truth Behind the Diaoyu Islands

Qing period (1644-1911) records substantiate Chinese ownership of the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands prior to 1895. Envoy documents indicate that the islands reside inside the "border that separates Chinese and foreign lands." And according to Taiwan gazetteers, "Diaoyu Island accommodates ten or more large ships" under the jurisdiction of Kavalan, …

Diaoyu Dao, an Inherent Territory of China -- Beijing Review

I. Diaoyu Dao Is China's Inherent Territory. Diaoyu Dao and its affiliated islands, which consist of Diaoyu Dao, Huangwei Yu, Chiwei Yu, Nanxiao Dao, Beixiao Dao, Nan Yu, Bei Yu, Fei Yu and other islands and reefs, are located to the northeast of China's Taiwan Island, in the waters between 123˚20'-124˚40'E (East Longitude) and 25˚40'-26˚00 ...

China dismisses Japanese mayor's proposed name change of Diaoyu Islands …

"The Diaoyu Island and its adjacent islets have always been an inherent part of Chinese territory, and China has unshakable will to protect its own sovereignty," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said at a regular news briefing. "Whatever tricks Japan plays, it will not change the fact that the Diaoyu Islands belong to China."

China's Claim to Diaoyu Island Chain Indisputable

Japan's encroachment on the Diaoyu Island Chain was simply an extension of the expansionist policy of the Japanese Meiji government, and a long premeditated act based on war. Japan first "discovered" the chain in 1884 after annexing and renaming Ryukyu as Okinawa, some 500 years later than China's documented records concerning the islands.

China's Claim to Diaoyu Island Chain Indisputable

Special> Diaoyu Islands Dispute> Beijing Review Exclusive: UPDATED: August 17, 2012 NO. 45 NOVEMBER 4, 1996: China's Claim to Diaoyu Island Chain Indisputable: ... I am convinced that they belong to the same islands and are located in the same area as the Diaoyutai, Huangweiyu and Chiweiyu islands recorded in The Record of Zhongshan. Obviously ...

Ancient Diaoyu references revived

The original volume of Shun Feng Xiang Song, and an entry about the Diaoyu Islands. [Photo: KEVIN WANG/CHINA DAILY] A facsimile edition of two manuscripts that are believed to be the earliest-known historical references to China's Diaoyu Islands was unveiled at the University of Oxford on Thursday as part of this year's London Book Fair.

Japan totally responsible for escalating tensions over Diaoyu Islands

The tensions are fully due to irresponsible clamoring and attempts by some Japanese politicians and activists to claim the islands, which are in the East China Sea and indisputably belong to China. To once again assert China's historically proven sovereignty over the islands, seven activists from Hong Kong landed on one of the islands earlier ...

China's Claim to Diaoyu Island Chain Indisputable

Article 3 clearly stipulated the extent of Japanese territory, namely Japan's four main islands-Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu, and 1,000-odd neighboring islands, including Tsu-shima and the Ryukyu Archipelago, located south of 30 degrees north latitude. The Diaoyu Island Chain was definitely not included.

Diaoyu Dao, an Inherent Territory of China

These historical accounts clearly demonstrate that Diaoyu Dao and Chiwei Yu belong to China and Kume Island belongs to Ryukyu, and that the separating line lies in Hei Shui Gou (today's Okinawa Trough) between Chiwei Yu and Kume Island. In 1579, Xie Jie, a deputy imperial title-conferring envoy of the Ming Dynasty, recorded in his book ...

China urges Japan to stop provocations in Diaoyu Islands …

China on Saturday urged Japan to adopt a correct historical view when educating the youth and stop provocations in Diaoyu Islands issue. The Japanese government on Friday endorsed a revised high school textbook guideline, obliging students to be taught that Diaoyu Islands are Japan's inherent territory with no territorial disputes.

History Proves Diaoyu Islands Are China's Territory

The Diaoyu Islands, in the East China Sea between China and Japan, have belonged to China since ancient times. The islands include some small islands and reefs, with the Diaoyu Island the largest one covering an area of five square kilometers. No one can live there due to the lack of fresh water. The islands are 120 nautical miles northeast of ...

History Proves Diaoyu Islands Are China's Territory

The Diaoyu Islands, in the East China Sea between China and Japan, have belonged to China since ancient times. The islands include some small islands and reefs, with the Diaoyu Island the largest one covering an area of five square kilometers. No one can live there due to the lack of fresh water.

China Coast Guard vessels patrol Diaoyu Islands

Four China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels conducted a patrol in territorial waters off the Diaoyu Islands Sunday, according to an online statement by the State Oceanic Administration. File photo of the Diaoyu Islands [Photo: VCG] The vessels are CCG 2307, 2501, 2305 and 2302. China conducts such patrols on a regular basis.

CHINA TODAY

RELATIONS between China and Japan have deteriorated since September 2012, when Yoshihiko Noda's cabinet decided to "nationalize" the Diaoyu Islands. The situation has worsened under Shinzo Abe's administration. Upon taking office on December 26, 2012, Abe displayed extreme arrogance towards China over the Diaoyu Islands issue.

Diaoyu Dao, an Inherent Territory of China -- Beijing Review

Diaoyu Dao belongs to China. It is by no means "terra nullius." China is the indisputable owner of Diaoyu Dao as it had exercised valid jurisdiction over the island for several hundred years long before the Japanese people "discovered" it. ... Diaoyu Dao has always been affiliated to China's Taiwan Island both in geographical terms and in ...