LEADER 03951nam 22006015 450 001 9910743231503321 005 20230704193340.0 010 $a981-16-6546-X 010 $a981-16-6545-1 010 $a981-16-6546-X 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-16-6546-2 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6976008 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6976008 035 $a(CKB)21957637700041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-16-6546-2 035 $a(EXLCZ)9921957637700041 100 $a20220503d2022 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aApproaching Sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands $eFrom the Perspectives of Ryukyu and Okinawa /$fby Tin Wong 205 $a1st ed. 2022. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Nature Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2022. 215 $a1 online resource (451 pages) 225 1 $aChina Academic Library,$x2195-1861 311 08$aPrint version: Wong, Tin Approaching Sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands Singapore : Springer,c2022 9789811665455 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface: Ryukyu: The Key to the Diaoyu Islands Dispute -- Trade with China -- Satsuma Invades, Captures Ryukyu?s King, Executes Its Prime Minister and Brings It to ?Dual Subordination? Status -- In Its First Step to Incorporate Ryukyu, Japan Dethrones King Sh? Tai and Makes Ryukyu a Domain -- On the Pretext of Protecting Ryukyuans, Japan Invades Taiwan -- Mindful of Past Kindness, Subjugated Ryukyu Tries to Continue China Tributes -- Minister He?s Diplomatic Struggle, Japan?s Incorporation of Ryukyu -- Former US President Grant Mediates the Ryukyu Case -- China Concedes to Protect Ryukyu, But the Kingdom Is not Restored -- Sh? Tukuk? Begs for China?s Help, Rin Seik? Tries to Secure Chinese Military Intervention -- Defeat by Japan in 1895, the Bloody Battle of Okinawa, 1945 -- The UN Puts Ryukyu in the Trusteeship of the US, Ryukyu Is Handed to Japan to Serve the US Strategic Plan -- Summary. 330 $aThis book discusses the sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands from the perspectives of Ryukyu and Okinawa. Written in chronological order, the book has 13 chapters featuring 121 documents and maps. The first 12 chapters explain, based on detailed historical facts on the Diaoyu Islands, the rise and decline of the Ryukyu Kingdom and the historical roles of China, Japan, and the United States in the history of the kingdom. The final chapter is an overview of the Sino-Ryukyuan, Japan-Ryukyuan and US-Ryukyuan relations, and further clarifies the issue of ownership of the Diaoyu Islands and their strategic position. The book demonstrates that Ryukyu did not have sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands, refutes Japan?s claim that these islands were a part of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and reveals the causes and consequences of the Sino-Japanese conflicts created by the United States. The book examines the 500-year friendship between China and Ryukyu, recounting moving stories. Lastly, citing ancient documents and more, the books proves that the Ryukyus never owned the Diaoyu Islands and that these islands belong to China. 410 0$aChina Academic Library,$x2195-1861 606 $aAsia?History 606 $aHuman geography 606 $aInternational relations 606 $aAsian History 606 $aHuman Geography 606 $aInternational Relations 615 0$aAsia?History. 615 0$aHuman geography. 615 0$aInternational relations. 615 14$aAsian History. 615 24$aHuman Geography. 615 24$aInternational Relations. 676 $a304.2 700 $aWong$b Kwong Tin$01427422 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910743231503321 996 $aApproaching sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands$93560669 997 $aUNINA