Diaoyu Islands

Proper noun

Diaoyu Islands

1. A chain of islands in the East China Sea: the People's Republic of China (mainland China) name.
   • When Japan annexed the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands in 1895, it detached them from Taiwan and placed them under Okinawa Prefecture. Moreover, the Japanese name “Senkaku Islands” itself was first introduced in 1900 by academic Kuroiwa Hisashi and adopted by the Japanese government thereafter. Half a...2012 September 19, Han-Yi Shaw, “The Inconvenient Truth Behind the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2022, The Opinion Pages
   • Beijing and Tokyo are involved in sovereignty disputes over the Diaoyu Islands, known as Senkaku in Japan, in the East China Sea.2017 February 4, “China to crack down on use of leanness enhancers in cattle and sheep”, in EFE, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2017

   Synonyms:

   Diaoyu, Tiaoyu, Diaoyutai, Tiaoyutai, Diaoyutai Islands, Tiaoyutai Islands, Pinnacle Islands, Senkaku Islands