Meaning of Senkaku Islands | Babel Free

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A chain of islands in the Sakishima islands of Ishigaki, Okinawa prefecture, Japan, in the East China Sea (claimed by China and Toucheng Township, Yilan County, Taiwan (ROC)).

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“There are, however, localities where small skipjack are caught throughout the year such as in the Senkaku Islands off Miyako.”

“Japanese geologists reported that huge oil deposits had been discovered in the area of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea during a survey conducted June 4 to July 13.”

“Although the problem of who owned some small islands between Taiwan and Okinawa (the Senkaku Islands) was easily disposed of, Japan’s continued de facto connections with Taiwan were more difficult to reconcile with the Peking relationship.”

“At the same press conference, King also reiterated the nation's sovereignty over Tiaoyutai, or Senkaku islands, as the Japanese call them. "The Republic of China's sovereignty over the island group shall not be affected by any measure taken by any party," he said. King condemned the Peiping regime for offering to prospect for resources around the islands in cooperation with Japan.”

“On September 11, Japan announced it had nationalised three of the Senkaku islands, generating outrage in China, where a Communist Party Congress opened last week to put in place new leaders who will face the challenge of re-engaging with Japan.”

“It is absurd to suggest that the Japanese government “dismisses as partial the terms of the 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty.” The Senkaku Islands were not included in the territories which Japan renounced under the treaty. They were placed under the administration of the United States as part of the Japanese Nansei Islands. The article’s suggestion that resources might be the reason behind Japan’s claim ignores the fact that it was China that suddenly began to make its territorial claims on the Senkaku Islands in the 1970s, only after a United Nations report indicated the potential existence of oil reserves in the area. Until then, China had not contested Japan’s sovereignty for over 70 years.”

“Japan sees China’s increasingly assertive military activity in the East and South China seas as a threat in some of the world’s busiest sea lanes. Japan is especially concerned about Chinese military and coast guard activity in the East China Sea near the Japanese-controlled Senkaku islands, which China also claims and calls Diaoyu.”

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