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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.