Origins Of Japanese-chinese Territorial Dispute, The: Using Historical Records To Study The Diaoyu/senkaku Islands Issue

by Tadayoshi Murata

Overview

Most books on the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands dispute between China and Japan are authored by either Chinese who argue that the islands belong to China or by Japanese who contend that the islands are rightfully Japan's. This book is the first of its kind — by a Japanese who supports China's claim or vice versa.Written by one of the foremost historians on Sino-Japanese relations, Tadayoshi Murata, Professor Emeritus from Japan's Yokohama National University, delves into the Japanese archives and uncovers evidence that shows Japan's ownership of the disputed islands is historically untenable. Given the current impasse surrounding the islands, Professor Murata suggests, as a way out, the two sides jointly manage the disputed territories based on mutual understanding.It is a must-read for those interested in Sino-Japanese relations, especially the history of the disputed islands, and the future of the two countries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789814749107
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	06/29/2016
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

About the Author vii

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Importance of a Calm, Objective Standpoint 1

Chapter 2 The Tripartite Relationship between the Ryukyus, China, and Japan 37

Chapter 3 The 36 Islands of Ryukyu 73

Chapter 4 East Asian Upheavals and the Ryukyu Kingdom 117

Chapter 5 From Tokugawa Shogunate to Meiji Restoration 155

Chapter 6 Nishimura Sutezo, 1885 197

Chapter 7 Victory in the First Sino-Japanese War and Clandestine Occupation 247

Chapter 8 Framework for the Treaty of Shimonoseki Drafted in January 281

Chapter 9 Assessing the Japanese Government's Basic Viewpoints 299

Appendix 319

Afterword 337