tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post5929717190605142361..comments2024-03-14T07:32:30.141+09:00Comments on Marketing Japan: Senkaku Has Been Japan Since the 1800's. This Spat is About Chinese Elections!mike in tokyo rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-9846777432189338212012-09-22T11:29:08.240+09:002012-09-22T11:29:08.240+09:00If the Senkaku islands have always been part of Ch...If the Senkaku islands have always been part of China, then why is there no evidence at all that the Chinese Government ever once asked the Untied States to return control of the islands between 1945 and 1972. During that time, the USA controlled the islands and it would have been simple for the Chinese Government to claim ownership, demand the islands return, or otherwise protest US control. But no, they never mentioned anything until the USA moved to return the islands to Japan in 1972.<br /><br />The islands were empty and unclaimed when Japan arrived in the late 1800's and they legally took control, having a couple hundred Japanese citizens living there and working in the fishing industry. Again, no evidence at all that the Chinese Government ever once protested the fact of Japanese people living and working on the Senkakus in that era.<br /><br />I'd be happy to hear opposing FACTS, but all I hear is foot stomping and angry claims of ownership, like a 5 year old child on a playground who grabs a toy and says "it's MINE!".Andy "In Japan"https://www.blogger.com/profile/04505038501136945817noreply@blogger.com