Information about Diaoyu Islands
Diaoyu Island is the main island of the Diaoyu Islands and an inherent territory of China. It is located in the East China Sea, about 356 kilometers away from Wenzhou City, about 385 kilometers away from Fuzhou City, and about 190 kilometers away from Keelung City, covering an area of 4.3838 square kilometers. , the surrounding sea area is about 170,000 square kilometers. In 1972, the United States "handed over" its "administrative jurisdiction" together with Ryukyu to Japan. Historically, Ryukyu did not belong to Japan. This resulted in the Sino-Japanese Diaoyu Islands dispute. Since the 1970s, Chinese non-governmental organizations have repeatedly carried out "Diaoyu Islands Protection Movement" to declare sovereignty.
At about 7 pm on August 18, 2012, 150 right-wingers in Japan set off from Ishigaki Island in Okinawa and took 21 boats to the waters of the Diaoyu Islands to conduct "spiritual comfort" activities, including 8 members of the Japanese Congress. MP. [17]
On the morning of August 19, many Japanese landed on the Diaoyu Islands and said they were ready to climb to the highest point of the Diaoyu Islands and plant the Japanese flag. About 12 members of the Japanese right-wing group "Come on Japan" swam to the island from a boat anchored in the waters near the Diaoyu Islands. The chairman of the group, Satoru Mizushima, grabbed a rope and landed on the island. Five other people then grabbed the rope and landed on the island. They said they were ready to climb to the highest point of the Diaoyu Islands and plant the Japanese flag there. [17]
On August 24, the Japanese House of Representatives passed a protest resolution against the Hong Kong "Diaoyu Islands" activists boarding for fishing. The resolution stated that the Diaoyu Islands are Japan's "inherent territory" and that Hong Kong civil society's "intrusion" into the territorial waters near the Diaoyu Islands is "extremely regrettable." The Japanese government should "make solemn representations to the Chinese authorities" and "should use all means" to Ensure "the continued effective governance of the Diaoyu Islands." The government has carried out regular monitoring of the Diaoyu Islands and its affiliated islands; on September 11, CCTV broadcast the weather forecast for the Diaoyu Islands for the first time. This government reached an "agreement" with the so-called "land owner" on the "island purchase" for about 2.05 billion yen (approximately 166 million yuan). The cost of "island purchase" will be paid from the fiscal year 2012 reserve fund. Japan will hold another cabinet meeting on the 11th to determine the financial source of the "island purchase" cost and sign an "island purchase contract" with the so-called "land owner".