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[ENG FULL] 5 Reasons Why Diaoyu (Senkaku) Island is NOT Japanese Territory Part 1

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5 Reasons Why Diaoyu (Senkaku) Island is NOT Japanese Territory Part 3 1. Diaoyu (Senkaku) Island was first discovered, named and exploited by China. Japan claims its ownership of Diaoyu (Senkaku) Island mainly based on stating the "discovery" of these islands belonging to no one in 1884. However, the earliest historical record of the names of Diaoyu Island and its affiliated island Chiwei Yu and other places can be found in the book Voyage with a Tail Wind (Shun Feng Xiang Song) published in China in 1403, which is 400 years earlier than Japan's "discovery." Diaoyu Islands had long been under China's jurisdiction in the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. 2. In December 1943, the Cairo Declaration stated in explicit terms that "all the territories Japan has stolen from the Chinese, such as Manchuria, Formosa [Taiwan] and the Pescadores, shall be restored to the Republic of China. Japan will also be expelled from all other territories which she has taken by violence and greed." Background: on April 17, 1895, the Qing court was defeated in the Sino-Japanese War and forced to sign the unequal Treaty of Shimonoseki and cede to Japan Taiwan along with Diaoyu Island. In 1900, Japan changed the name of Diaoyu Islands to "Senkaku Islands". Diaoyu Island was returned to China after the Second World War according to the Cairo Declaration. 3. In July 1945, the Potsdam Proclamation stated in Article 8: "The terms of the Cairo Declaration shall be carried out and Japanese sovereignty shall be limited to the islands of Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku and such minor islands as we determine." And "such minor islands" didn't include Diaoyu (Senkaku) Island as determined. On September 29, 1972, the Japanese government committed with all seriousness in the China-Japan Joint Statement that "it firmly maintains its stand under Article 8 of the Potsdam Proclamation." 4. Historical maps told the truth. The Map of East China Sea Littoral States created by the French cartographer Pierre Lapie and others in 1809 colored Diaoyu Dao, Huangwei Yu, Chiwei Yu and the Taiwan Island as the same. Maps such as A New Map of China from the Latest Authorities published in Britain in 1811, Colton's China published in the United States in 1859, and A Map of China's East Coast: Hongkong to Gulf of Liao-Tung compiled by the British Navy in 1877 all marked Diaoyu Dao as part of China's territory, according to the white paper. Even Japanese themselves marked Diaoyu (Senkaku) Islands as mainland China in their own map since 1785. Three Countries (San Guo Tong Lan Tu Shuo) written by the Japanese scholar Hayashi Shihei in 1785 was the earliest Japanese literature to mention Diaoyu Islands. The Map of the Three Provinces and 36 Islands of Ryukyu (Liu Qiu San Sheng Bing San Shi Liu Islands Zhi Tu) in the book depicted Diaoyu Islands in the same color as the mainland of China, indicating that Diaoyu Islands were part of China. A Map of Great Japan, drawn up in 1876 by Japan's General Staff Office of the Ministry of Army, a Complete Map of the Ryukyu Islands attached to New Annals of Ryukyu published in Japan in 1873, a Map of Great Japan with Rectified Prefectures published in 1875, and a map of Okinawa published in the Annals of Okinawa in 1877 all excluded Diaoyu Islands. 5. There are numerous historical records and maps and war clauses that show Diaoyu (Senkaku) Island doesn't belong to Japan. If Japan still assumes itself as a civilized country in modern times, please show its respect for what it signed after the world war. GIVE BACK all territories which it has TAKEN by VIOLENCE and GREED. Subscribe for more 钓鱼岛总岛主上官端木: http://www.youtube.com/user/idiaoyudao Make sure to share with your friends! For more videos about Diaoyu Island Dispute, please check at: 5 Reasons Why Diaoyu (Senkaku) Island is NOT Japanese Territory Part II http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNcnhmWJ5no&feature;=share&list;=PL22q26Mn0yfJMxhXxUQxG20ZxW-gktGyo&index;=1 5 Reasons Why Diaoyu (Senkaku) Island is NOT Japanese Territory Part III http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o7csgOUMlw&feature;=share&list;=PL22q26Mn0yfJMxhXxUQxG20ZxW-gktGyo&index;=2 ______________________________ Google+:https://plus.google.com/1109576115340... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/idiaoyudao Blogger:http://senkakudiaoyulsland.blogspot.com/ Related Videos: What's at Stake for China and Japan in the Diaoyu Island Dispute? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptF7l4ReFuE Brief introduction to the Senkaku (Diaoyu) Island Dispute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeSgQJ9pvb0 China's Diaoyu-Senkaku Islands Air Defense Fun Zone! | China Uncensored https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfIvBf6W_f0 NEWSNIGHT: Japanese and Chinese ambassadors on island dispute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbLaPRh71Tc