Diaoyutais

Proper noun

Diaoyutai Islands

1. Synonym of Senkaku Islands: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name (Taiwan and Hong Kong).
   • By the spring of 1972, however, Peking’s general anti-Japanese offensive was fading away in any case, and in mid-May the reversion of Okinawa to Japanese jurisdiction brought the Self-Defense Forces into the vicinity of the Tiao Yü T’ai (or Senkaku). Peking accordingly dropped the issue as suddenly...[1975, Harold C. Hinton, “Japan: Power and Problems”, in Three and A Half Powers: The New Balance in Asia, Indiana University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 223

   Synonyms:

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