Introduction to Diaoyu Island

Diaoyu Island, also known as Diaoyutai Island, Fishing Island and Fishing Mountain, is the main island of Diaoyu Island in the East China Sea of China, and has been the inherent territory of China since ancient times. It is located at 25 44.6' north latitude and123 28.4' east longitude, about 358km away from Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 385km away from Fuzhou, Fujian, 0/90km away from Keelung, Taiwan Province, and the surrounding sea area is about174,000 square kilometers. It is about 364 1 m in length, 0/.905 m in width, 3.9 1 km2 in area, and the highest elevation is about 362 meters. The terrain in the north is relatively flat, the rocks in the southeast are steep, the rocks in the east are like spires, and the mountains in the middle cross the east and west. Diaoyu Island is rich in precious Chinese herbal medicines such as camellia, palm, cactus and hibiscus. There are a large number of seabirds living here, and it has the reputation of "Flower and Bird Island".

When the United States withdrew from Ryukyu in 1972, it handed over the "administrative jurisdiction" of Diaoyu Island to Japan. According to China's ancient history books, China has always owned Diaoyu Island. As a result, the Diaoyu Islands dispute arose. At present, Diaoyu Island and its territorial waters belong to People's Republic of China (PRC), but the Japanese actually illegally manage the island. The global Chinese folk fishing movement began after 1970. From September 20 12 10, the government departments of China carried out regular surveillance and monitoring of Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands; 201September 1 1, CCTV premiered the weather forecast for Diaoyu Island. 201September 17, CCTV reported: "China scholars discovered that the Japanese government recognized Diaoyu Island as China's property in 1895 (the 21st year of Guangxu reign)."