| 中文摘要 |
Since the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and its related institutions have come into effect, the tendency of various countries to occupy islands has become increasingly strong and has caused conflicts. The Diaoyu Islands dispute is one of those conflicts. The Diaoyu Islands issue is Japan’s attempts to claim sea area on the basis of the Diaoyu Islands, and divide the continental shelf of the East China Sea equally with China. However, after analyzing the history and international law, it is clear that China has uncontestable sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands. Due to Japan’s long standing protestations regarding the Diaoyu Islands and their refusal to “put aside the disputes,” the negotiations between China and Japan cannot make progress and be reasonably solved. In fact, the United States (US) should bear some responsibility for this situation. The US has made the situation worse by ignoring China’s justice demands, violating the Agreed Principle and the purpose of trusteeship, and returning the Ryukyu Islands to Japan. In fact, the issue of the Diaoyu Islands’ sovereignty has already endangered or minimally influenced the peace and safety of East Asia. It is for these reasons The United Nations Security Council should take the responsibility to discuss this issue or perhaps apply for an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in order to confirm the territorial scope of Japan. The Chinese government expects to resolve the Diaoyu Islands issue through peaceful means. In order to prevent the Diaoyu Islands dispute from becoming an obstacle to the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations, the Japanese government should respect the history, facts and international laws, and should consult and negotiate with the Chinese government on the basis of equality, and fairness and deal with the controversy of the Diaoyu Islands issue reasonably, and share this resource with China. |
