1. The Collection of Historical Documents on the Ryukyu Kingdom will be available by the end of the year.
2. A forthcoming collection of historical documents on Ryukyu has yet again proven that the Diaoyu Islands are an inherent territory of China.
3. Historical facts tell us that the Diaoyu Islands do not fall into the domain of Ryukyu.
4. The investiture was held in what was then known as the Ryukyu Kingdom, which was annexed by Japan in 1879 as Okinawa prefecture.
5. China had friendly relations with the Ryukyu Kingdom for about 500 years, before Japan annexed it.
6. Ryukyu是什么意思
6. These islands were used by the Chinese as navigational markers during voyages between the Chinese mainland and the Ryukyu Islands.
7. This indicates that the Diaoyu islands belong to China, not Ryukyu.
8. These records prove that China and Ryukyu clearly had an identical understanding of the maritime boundaries and jurisdictions over the various islands.
9. Maps printed in Japan in 1783 and 1785 that marked the boundary of the Ryukyu Kingdom show that the Diaoyu Islands belonged to China.
10. Ryukyu的解释
10. Xu's account makes it clear that the Diaoyu Islands belong to China and were not included among the 36 islets of the Ryukyu Kingdom.