This book conducts detailed research and analysis on the relevant literature and historical evidence regarding the 640-year history of ancient and modern China and other countries since the Ming Dynasty, and clarifies the chain of evidence concerning the Diaoyu Islands in terms of the facts and jurisprudence. Divided into seven chapters, the book includes over 220 original documents and maps. From the perspective of international law and historical fact, the author clarifies common misconceptions and refutes the opinions on the Diaoyu Islands issue put forward by Japanese officials and some scholars in recent years. By examining the historical documents and related maps of China, Europe and the United States, the ancient Ryukyu Kingdom, and Japan, the book presents convincing arguments that the Diaoyu Islands are historically Chinese territory, as one of the affiliated island groups of Taiwan. The book will be of considerable interest to scholars of Chinese foreign policy, Asianpolitics, security studies and international relations.

Autorentext
Jiangyong Liu (1953- ), Professor and Associate Dean at the Institute of Modern International Relations at Tsinghua University, specializing in Japan studies. Professor Liu has written more than 30 books and published nearly 400 articles on professional papers and commentaries, including:The Diaoyu Islands: Facts and Legality, (National Achievements Library of Philosophy and Social Sciences), Liu Jiangyong, People's Publishing House, 2016;Twenty Lectures on Sino-Japanese Relations, Liu Jiangyong, Beijing: Renmin University of China Press, 2007; Japan's Contemporary Diplomatic Relations, Liu Jiangyong (ed), Beijing: World Knowledge Publishing House, 2009;Research on the Sovereignty of Diaoyu Dao, Japanese Studies, Issue 6, 1996;Facts Speak Louder than Words: Diaoyu Dao and its Affiliated Islands Belong to China In Response to One Japanese Scholar's Fallacy, Japanese Studies, Issue 4, 2013;China and Criticism of Flaws in Historical and Legal Basis Proposed by Ozaki Shigeyoshi, Pacific Journal, Issue 7, 2013;Research on China's Discovery, Naming and Possession of Diaoyu Dao, Pacific Journal, Issue 4, 2014.

Inhalt
Preface.- Chapter I Sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands: History and Legality.- Chapter II Evidence of China's Sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands: Ancient Chinese Literature and Maps.- Chapter III Evidence of China's Sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands: European Maps and Literature before the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895.- Chapter IVEvidence of China's Sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands: Literature of the Ryukyu Kingdom and Japan.- Chapter VJapan Stole the Diaoyu Island and Huangwei Islet from China during the Sino-Japanese War of 18941895.- Chapter VIAn Interpretation and Refutation of the Japanese Government's Erroneous Views on the Diaoyu Islands.- Chapter VIIRefutation of Japan's Challenges and the Future of the China-Japan Relations.