Senkaku Islands

English Etymology en ja - 尖閣諸島 せんかくしょとう / 尖閣群島 せんかくぐんとう / 尖閣列島 せんかくれっとう. Pronunciation en /ˈsɛŋkɑːku ˈaɪləndz/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Senkaku Islands.wav Southern England sānʹkäko͝o-go͞ontō Proper noun Senkaku island s en chain of islands in the Sakishima islands of city/Ishigaki prefecture/Okinawa prefecture country/Japan in the East China Sea (claimed by China and Toucheng Township, Yilan County, Taiwan (ROC)). en 1950 1940 December 4 w:Masamitsu Ōshima A symposium on the investigation of tuna and skipjack spawning grounds Spawning Grounds of Tuna and Skipjack https://archive.org/details/specialscientifi18usfi/ w:Fish and Wildlife Service 3866272 5 https://archive.org/details/specialscientifi18usfi/page/5/ There are, however, localities where small skipjack are caught throughout the year such as in the Senkaku Islands off Miyako. en https://archive.org/details/newsdictionaryen0000unse/ 1970 1969 News Dictionary w:Facts on File 0-87196-089-3 233 https://archive.org/details/newsdictionaryen0000unse/page/233/ 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. en 1975 J.A.A. Stockwin Issues of Foreign Policy and Defense Japan: Divided Politics in a Growth Economy https://archive.org/details/japandividedpoli0000stoc/ 2nd American New York w:W. W. Norton & Company 1982 0393952355 8287833 265 https://archive.org/details/japandividedpoli0000stoc/page/265/ 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. en https://archive.org/details/sim_free-china-weekly_1979-07-08_20_26/ July 8, 1979 ROC keeps watch on situation of Nicaragua Free China Weekly XX 26 Taipei 1 https://archive.org/details/sim_free-china-weekly_1979-07-08_20_26/ 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. en November 11, 2012 Antoni Slodkowski; Junko Fukita; Kimiteru Tsuruta; Kevin Krolicki How debts and double-dealing sparked Japan-China islets row Ron Popeski https://web.archive.org/web/20160306023931/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-japan-family-idUSBRE8AA0EY20121111 w:Reuters World 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. en FEBRUARY 1, 2015 Sumio Kusaka Japan and Its Territorial Claims https://web.archive.org/web/20150303025605/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/02/opinion/japan-and-its-territorial-claims.html 03 March 2015 w:The New York Times Opinion Letters 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. en April 25, 2022 Mari Yamaguchi Japan to send envoy to Solomons amid worry over China pact https://web.archive.org/web/20220425105908/https://apnews.com/article/china-japan-asia-tokyo-beijing-f1cbe09a7fea347c412dd18568241671 25 April 2022 w:AP News 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. en Synonyms from Mandarin Chinese en Diaoyu Islands, en Diaoyutai Islands, en Diaoyutai, en Diaoyu, en Tiaoyu, en Tiaoyutai, en Tiaoyutai Islands, en Tiaoyu Islands en Pinnacle Islands Translations islands Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 釣魚臺群島 Diàoyútái qúndǎo, cmn 釣魚島 Diàoyúdǎo, cmn 釣魚臺 Diàoyútái French: fr Îles Senkaku f-p, fr îles Diaoyutai f-p German: de Senkaku-Inseln f-p, de Diaoyu-Inseln f-p, de Diaoyutai-Inseln f-p Japanese: ja 尖閣諸島 せんかくしょとう, Senkaku shotō Korean: ko ^센카쿠 열도, ko ^조어도 Russian: ru Сэнка́ку m indeclinable, ru Дяоюйта́й m Spanish: es Islas Senkaku f Vietnamese: vi quần đảo Senkaku, vi quần đảo Điếu Ngư, vi quần đảo Điếu Ngư Đài Further reading en 1952 Senkaku-gunto Leon E. Seltzer The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbialippinco00selt/ Morningside Heights, NY Columbia University Press 802473294 1733 https://archive.org/details/columbialippinco00selt/page/1733/ 1 en 1998 Senkaku-gunto Saul B. Cohen The Columbia Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee03cohe/ 3 New York Columbia University Press 0-231-11040-5 98-071262 164337564 2865 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee03cohe/page/2865/ 2 en Islands