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