China Responds to Yasukuni Shrine Controversy -- Beijing …
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe visits the U.S. to seek stronger support concerning Japan's intentions with China's Diaoyu Islands. July 9: Japan targets China as a major security threat in a defense white paper: August 15: On the 68th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender, Abe sends a ceremonial gift to the Yasukuni Shrine ...
Diaoyu Dao, an Inherent Territory of China -- Beijing Review
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 Law of the People's Republic of China on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone in ...
Diaoyu Islands Dispute -- Beijing Review
The Diaoyu Islands and its affiliated islands are an inseparable part of the Chinese territory. Diaoyu Islands is China's inherent territory in all historical, geographical and legal terms, and China enjoys indisputable sovereignty over Diaoyu Islands. China is firmly opposed to Japan's violation of China's sovereignty over Diaoyu Islands in ...
"Purchase" of Diaoyu Islands could cost Japan
The Japanese government may have paid more than two billion yen (26.15 million U.S. dollars) for the so-called "purchase" of the Diaoyu Islands, but the "deal" may cost the country much more in terms of damaged economic ties with China. The move will inevitably have a negative impact on Sino-Japan economic and trade ties, Vice Minister …
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The Imperial Japanese Navy proposed the occupation of China's South China Sea Islands, falsely claiming that Japan was the first to discover and develop the South China Sea Islands, in much the same way it had previously done to …
Diaoyu Dao, an Inherent Territory of China -- Beijing Review
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'N (North Latitude), and are affiliated to ...
Theft of Diaoyu Islands won't be concealed
Both historical records and maps prove that the Diaoyu Islands belong to China. The islands were named Diaoyu first, records of which appeared in documents of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The Japanese name, the Senkaku Islands, was first used by Japanese scholar Hisashi Kuroiwa in 1900. History also proves that China was the …
Diaoyu Islands are near in sight-China Youth International
These efforts started among the overseas Chinese diaspora in the 1970s when Japan set up a monument on the island to declare its sovereignty, and soon spread to China. In 1996, the then Japanese foreign minister Yukihiko Ikeda said during a visit to Hong Kong that the Diaoyu Islands belonged to Japan.
In Focus: Diaoyu Islands Dispute-China Youth International
In the latest development of the Diaoyu Islands dispute, China voiced its strong dissatisfaction over Japanese vessels' interference with China's official patrol of waters off the territory. Following is a round-up of media reports on the Diaoyu Islands dispute. "The illegal acts of the Japanese right-wingers have seriously violated China's ...
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 …
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The term "anti-Japan" has been frequently used in Japanese media coverage about China over recent years, to label issues ranging from China's protests against the Japanese government's "purchase" of the Diaoyu Islands to condemnation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine. Such terminology is misleading and ...
Japanese Activists Land on Diaoyu Islands -- Beijing Review
China on Saturday lodged solemn representations with Japan as the group comprising some Japanese lawmakers and members of right-wing groups plan to go to the Diaoyu Islands waters to hold activities. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Qin Gang said that China has urged the Japanese side to immediately stop the action that seeks to …
The situation in the South China Sea has further intensified
Wang also pointed out that the Philippines has also repeatedly sent people to step on China's Tiexian Jiao and other uninhabited islands and reefs that belong to China in the South China Sea, which has seriously contravened the principles of the DOC. He said that the truth on the Ren'ai Jiao issue is that the Philippines went back on its words.
A Foreign Ministry Spokesman Defended Recent Naval Activity by China
Liu reiterated that the Diaoyu Islands and its adjacent islets are part of China's territory. The State Oceanic Administration (SOA) issued a statement Friday saying that two of its surveillance ships, the Haijian 50 and Haijian 66, arrived in the area early Friday morning to conduct an inspection tour.
Diaoyu Dao, an Inherent Territory of China
Japan Grabbed Diaoyu Dao from China III. Backroom Deals Between the United States and Japan Concerning Diaoyu Dao are Illegal and Invalid ... Diaoyu Dao and its affiliated islands are an inseparable part of the Chinese territory. Diaoyu Dao is China's inherent territory in all historical, geographical and legal terms, and China enjoys ...
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On Sept. 13, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, Li Baodong, met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and filed a copy of the Chinese government's Diaoyu Islands baseline announcement with the United Nations, which includes charts showing straight baselines and archipelagic baselines as well as lists of geographical ...
Diaoyu Dao, an Inherent Territory of China
Diaoyu Dao has been an inherent territory of China since ancient times, and China has indisputable sovereignty over Diaoyu Dao. As China and Japan were normalizing relations and concluding the Sino-Japanese Treaty of Peace and Friendship in the 1970s, the then leaders of the two countries, acting in the larger interest of China …
Chinese Activists' Campaigns for Diaoyu Islands -- Beijing …
The activists in the fishing vessel made a return voyage after sailing smoothly in a circle around the islands. On September 13, 2010, two Taiwan activists were intercepted by Japanese warships as they sailed around the Diaoyu Islands. On July 3, 2012, Taiwan activists including Huang Xilin sailed from New Taipei City to the Diaoyu …
China Exclusive: Japanese "sovereignty" claim over Diaoyu Islands …
The Diaoyu Islands were ceded to Japan as "islands appertaining or belonging to the said island of Formosa." In 1900, Japan changed the name of Diaoyu Dao to "Senkaku Islands." ... including Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands, be returned to China. In 1951, the Treaty of Peace with Japan, also known as the Treaty of San …
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."
Japan urged to stop being provocative over Diaoyu Islands
Japan urged to stop being provocative over Diaoyu Islands. 09:56:38. BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman on Wednesday urged Japan to stop all provocative words and acts detrimental to China's sovereign rights. In response to a question, spokeswoman Hua Chunying said, "We urge …
Japan's attempt to purchase Diaoyu Islands dooms to fail-China …
Recently, 'farces' have been staged by the Japanese side on the issue of the Diaoyu Islands. After the far right-wing governor Shintaro Ishihara proposed to buy the Diaoyu Islands, the Japanese government joined him to "purchase" instead of stopping his attempt, with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda claimed that the government is carrying out …
Ancient Diaoyu references revived
The Diaoyu Islands are an uninhabited group of islands in the East China Sea. The two ancient books, Shun Feng Xiang Song (Voyage With a Tail Wind), and Zhi Nan Zheng Fa (Compass Directions), are believed to be the world's last existing copies that offer concrete proof of China's sovereignty over the islands.
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Moreover, the Japanese Coast Guard had been preventing the rightwing agitators from landing on the Diaoyu Islands and also restricted transportation of construction materials to the islands. But in 2002, the Japanese government signed a "rental contract" with so-called "private owner" of the islands. For this move, China made serious ...
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 …
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 …
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.
China launches digital museum of Diaoyu Islands
22:38:37. BEIJING, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- China on Saturday launched a digital museum of the Diaoyu Islands at, a special website about the Diaoyu Islands. The digital museum, with a preface hall and three exhibition halls, displays historical pictures, video files, documentation, legal documents, news, academic ...
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China has launched the English and Japanese versions of the digital museum of the Diaoyu Islands. The digital museum was officially launched in October last year at the website It displays the legal and historical proofs that the Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands belong to China.
Diaoyu Dao, an Inherent Territory of China
Chiwei Yu, situated about 110 kilometers to the northeast of Diaoyu Dao, is the easternmost island in the area. It covers a landmass of approximately 0.065 square kilometers and stands 75 meters above the sea level at its peak. 1. Diaoyu Dao was first discovered, named and exploited by China. Ancient ancestors in China first discovered …