Diaoyu Islands love

Definitions

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  • proper noun A chain of islands in the East China Sea, the Chinese name.

Etymologies

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From Mandarin 钓鱼岛群岛 / 钓鱼台群岛 (Diàoyútái qúndǎo).

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Examples

  • This month, the Chinese Foreign Ministry protested Japanese fishing activities in the disputed waters of the Senkaku Islands—called the Diaoyu Islands by Beijing—off the coast of Okinawa.

    Tokyo-Seoul Dispute Over Islands Escalates Anna Novick 2011

  • The dispute is over Japan's claim to what China calls the Diaoyu Islands and what Japan calls the Senkaku Islands.

    NYT > Home Page By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2010

  • Called the Diaoyu Islands by the Chinese and the Senkaku by the Japanese, the tiny outcroppings in the East China Sea have been administered by Japan for decades, but China and Taiwan assert historic claims over them.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2010

  • The foreign ministry denied a Japanese media report Tuesday that China had postponed the meetings because of anger over Aso's recent comments on the disputed Senkaku Islands, called the Diaoyu Islands by China.

    Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense 2009

  • The foreign ministry denied a Japanese media report Tuesday that China had postponed the meetings because of anger over Aso's recent comments on the disputed Senkaku Islands, called the Diaoyu Islands by China.

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  • The foreign ministry denied a Japanese media report Tuesday that China had postponed the meetings because of anger over Aso's recent comments on the disputed Senkaku Islands, called the Diaoyu Islands by China.

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  • as the "Pioneering Day" of the Senkaku Islands, known as the Diaoyu Islands in China, according to the city's website.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • Over the past year, it has intensified sweeping claims to disputed territories in the South China Sea and Diaoyu Islands, escalated a minor incident at sea into a major confrontation with Japan, and showed off a new stealth fighter aircraft just as the U.S. and China were trying to restart their military relations.

    Stephanie T. Kleine-Ahlbrandt: Despite Reports, China's North Korea Policy Stays the Same Stephanie T. Kleine-Ahlbrandt 2011

  • Over the past year, it has intensified sweeping claims to disputed territories in the South China Sea and Diaoyu Islands, escalated a minor incident at sea into a major confrontation with Japan, and showed off a new stealth fighter aircraft just as the U.S. and China were trying to restart their military relations.

    Stephanie T. Kleine-Ahlbrandt: Despite Reports, China's North Korea Policy Stays the Same Stephanie T. Kleine-Ahlbrandt 2011

  • There is a territorial dispute with Japan over uninhabited islands known as the Senkaku or Diaoyu Islands, west of Okinawa, and a collision between a Chinese fishing boat and Japan coastguard boats near the islands resulted in a major diplomatic incident in September last year.

    China's first aircraft carrier: From Russia with love | Editorial 2011

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