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The history of the Diaoyu Islands
The Diaoyu Islands lie in the East China Sea. They have been p  of China since ancient times. Chinese people f  found, named and developed them. Japan t  up them in 1895 during the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895, 甲午战争). At the e   of World War II, China took back lands s    as Taiwan and the Penghu Islands. Diaoyu Islands are the affiliated (附属的) i  of Taiwan. According to international law, the Diaoyu Islands have already been r   to China.
In 1951, Japan, the US and some other countries s  a treaty (条约). It gave Japan’s Ryukyu Islands (琉球群岛) t   the US. In 1953, the US expanded its control over this area to i    the Diaoyu Islands. In fact, the Diaoyu Islands belong to China. In 1971, the US returned these islands to Japan.