THE DIAOYU ISLANDS-金鱼岛

knowing diaoyu dao
the values of diaovu dao
　territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests
　natural resources
　security and strategic values
　political values
why does diaoyu dao belong to china?
　diaoyu dao was first discovered, named and exploited by china
　diaoyu dao had long been under china's jurisdiction
　chinese and foreign maps show that diaoyu dao belongs to china
how did japan grab
diaoyu dao from china?
　japan's long-term covert moves to seize diaoyu dao
　japan's secret incorporation of diaoyu dao into its territory
　diaoyu dao was ceded to japan together with the taiwan island
　transfer of real property right after japan's　occupation of diaoyu dao
japan should return
diaoyu dao to china after wwll
　stipulations in cairo declaration: all the territories japan has stolen from the chinese shall be restored to china
　potsdam proclamation:
　　limiting japanese sovereignty
　japan's surrender documents admitting its international obligations
root of the trouble:
u.s.'s “administration”
　diaoyu dao never belongs to the ryukyu islands
　the united states illegally included
　　diaoyu dao under its “trusteeship” of the ryukyu archipelago
the united states and japan conducted backroom
　　deals concerning the “power of administration” over diaoyu dao
　changes of the u.s. positions
acquiescence in shelving differences
　china and japan regarded the overall situation of reestablishing diplomatic relations and agreed to “shelve this issue for the time being and wait for other opportunities to discuss it”
　the acquiescence in shelving differences formed during the diplomatic normalization of the sino-japanese relations
　china's proposal of shelving differences and seeking joint development
　japan's control of right-wingers demonstrates that it acknowledges that there is a territorial dispute over the diaoyu dao
who is changing the status quo?
　the so-called “power of administration”
　officially supported civil activities
　strictly “coordinated control” of military police
　thorough military deployment of island retaking
china's efforts to uphold
its sovereignty over diaoyu dao
　forceful countermeasures of chinese government.
　unremitting endeavors of china's civil activists
　china's steadfast resolve to defend its sovereignty
epilogue: facing history squarely
and building the future
postscript
　bibliograph