Editing Diaoyu Islands

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'''Diaoyu Islands（Chinese: 钓鱼岛)''' is a disputed area between China and Japan.

== History ==
The archipelago was first recorded in 1403 in the Chinese book "shùn fēng xiāng sòng（顺风相送)".

In 1561 and 1605, the [[Ming Dynasty]]'s naval defense maps included the islands within the boundaries of China.

In 1894, [[Empire of Japan (1868–1947)|Japan]] claimed the islands.

On October 25, 1945, Japan returned [[Taiwan Province|Taiwan]] and its annexed islands (including the Diaoyu Islands) to China in a surrender agreement.

== Controversy between China and Japan ==
On December 25, 1953, Major General David A.D. Ogden of the U.S. Army, Deputy Chief of Civil Affairs of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] National Government of the [[Ryukyu]] Islands, issued "Order No. 27", a bulletin on the "Geographical Boundaries of the Ryukyu Islands". This document was issued by Major General David A.D. Ogden, the Army's "Order No. 27" on "Geographic Boundaries of the Ryukyu Islands". This document unlawfully extended the scope of the U.S. Trusteeship and illegally included the Diaoyu Islands in the U.S. Trusteeship of the [[Ryukyu]]<nowiki/>s.

In 1979, Japan built a helicopter field on the Diaoyu Islands, and both [[People's Republic of China|mainland China]] and [[Republic of China|Taiwan]] made representations and protests to Japan.

On September 7, 2010, a Chinese fishing boat was attacked by a Japanese warship in the waters near the island, and the crew was detained for 17 days.