";s:4:"text";s:2020:"As for who owns the Senkaku Islands the countries concerned have different from NEGOCIOS STAT 555 at Universidad del Turabo These islands, however, came under US trusteeship and were returned to Japan in 1971 under the Okinawa reversion deal. Both sides made some very good claims, and it seems there will not be a conclusion in the recent future.
Thanks for A2A. Again, the Chinese government in Beijing objected, as did the Taiwan government which also regards the islands as part of China. However they are also claimed by China and Taiwan. Koji Taira, at Japan Focus (Sept. 2004): Which country should the islands … …
In 1971, the US Senate returned the Diaoyu Islands, together with Okinawa, to Japan under the Okinawa Reversion Treaty. First of all, I don’t give a damn about any factual evidence over what belonged to whom. Who owns Senkaku Islands? This question, as its situation, is highly controversial. Japan asserts the islands were not owned by anyone prior to their occupation while China maintains it has sovereignty over the island chain for centuries. Japan says China raised no objections to the San Francisco deal. Moreover, the Japanese name "Senkaku Islands" itself was first introduced in 1900 by academic Kuroiwa Hisashi and adopted by the Japanese government thereafter. Why China and Japan Can't Agree Who Owns the Diaoyu/ Senkaku Islands Roundup: Talking About History . Any territorial claim requires a tedious examining of history which could go back hundreds of years.