diaoyutai

Example Sentences

• "The relationship between Nihon Seinensha and the disputed islands dates back to 1978, when the right-wing organization built its first lighthouse on Diaoyutai/Uotsuri Island on August 13 of that year. Ten years later, in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the first lighthouse, a new lighthouse was erected on the same island on June 9, 1988."
• "In 1990, the Japanese government decided it would grant Nihon Seinensha permission to renovate the lighthouse it had erected on Diaoyutai in 1978."
• "In 1996, when some Japanese rebuilt a lighthouse on Diaoyutai, David Chan Yuk-cheung rekindled the movement and was drowned during a protest."
• "One is reminded of the agreement between Japan and China to develop jointly the Diaoyutai (Senkaku) islands, an area claimed by both sides, more than a decade ago. There is yet to be any joint development of the Diaoyutai area, and it is possible that the same thing may happen in the South China Sea."
• "In July 1996, Nihon Seinensha made another landing on the Diaoyutais, erecting a new lighthouse."
• "Meanwhile, Japanese media reported at the weekend that a Coast Guard Administration vessel was seen operating in waters near the Diaoyutais, coming within 39km off Uotsuri Island, the largest islet in the chain, known as the Senkakus by the Japanese."