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What is the Senkaku Islands Dispute?

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Japan and China (including Taiwan) conflicting issues about the East China Sea territorial rights of the Senkaku Islands are.
Japan is called "Senkaku Islands", but China is called "Diaoyutai Islands".

Senkaku Islands Location

The Senkaku Islands are located on the west end of the Southwest Islands on the East China Sea and are a generic name for islands consisting of islands such as Fishing Arena.
It is 410 km from the main island of Okinawa, 150 km from "Yonagunijima", 170 km from "Taiwan", 330 km from Mainland China It is apart.

History of the Senkaku Islands Dispute

Japan's opinions

The Japanese government makes the following argument regarding the Senkaku Islands issue.

Japan confirmed in 1895 that control by another country has not been reached and then transfers to the territory of Japan.
Because Senkaku Islands is also a Japanese territory in historical and international legal, there is no problem of territorial rights .
The Senkaku Islands are not included in land abandoned by Japan in the Treaty of San Francisco.

By the way, the United States supports Japan, and the Senkaku Islands that Japan effectively controls are said to be the scope of Japan-US Security Treaty.

the U.S.‐Japan Security Treaty
The Japan-US Security Treaty refers to "mutual cooperation and security treaty between Japan and the United States" made on January 19, 1960. It is mainly about stationing US forces in Japan and cooperation of security of Japan and the United States.

China's opinions, Japan's oppositions to it

An argument about the Senkaku issue on the Chinese side and the Japanese oppositions against it.

Diaoyu Island (Fishing Aris Island) has appeared in the history literature, not belonging to the Ryukyus country, it was the territory of China.
Opposition, The documents submitted to the emperor by an envoy dispatched to Ryukyus in 1561, Taisho Island of the Senkaku Islands was specified as "Ryukyu".
Japan robbed the Senkaku Islands unfairly during the Sino-Japanese War.
Opposition,The transfer of the Senkaku Islands by Japan was a legitimate act totally different from the invasion act of Taiwan / Penghu Islands by the Sino-Japanese War.
Since China is not involved in Treaty of San Francisco, it is not admitted that it was decided there.
Opposition, There is no mistake in Treaty of San Francisco, the Senkaku Islands are unique territories that Japan has consistently continued from the transfer on January 14, 1895, which is also accepted by the international community.

Purpose of China

The reasons why China insists on dominion of the Senkaku Islands are considered as follows.

They want petroleum resources and fishing grounds around the Senkaku Islands.
In order to direct dissatisfaction of citizens overseas against problems such as disparities within China.
It is important for the Chinese Navy, which aims to become a strong ocean power country, to have dominion around the Senkaku Islands for the aim of shifting from the Green Wataer Navy to the Blue Water Navy.

Ocean power country(JPN call : Kaiyo Kyokoku)
It is one of the national goals of the Chinese government and was included at the 18th Chinese Communist Party convention held in November 2012. It is aimed to raise the maritime interests (ocean rights and benefits thereby).

Grenn Water Navy
It is the navy that mainly defends the territorial waters and does not possess military activity ability in waters far away from home country.

Blue Water Navy
Navy which possesses military activity ability in defense of territorial waters and remote waters from home country.

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