Approaching Sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands

Wong Tin, also known as Kam Chun Wong, is a researcher of Sino-Japanese relations. He completed his degree in sociology at Hosei University of Japan in 1983. In 1985, he became a senior editor at Joint Publishing (Hong Kong) Company Limited, where he edited numerous award-winning academic books. He taught the history of Sino-Japanese relations at the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Japanese Studies Center from 2006 to 2012.Wong translated 中国风物 into Chinese, coauthored 日本总览 and Macau China, wrote “起来！”我们的国歌 and 遐迩贯珍:香港史料类抄, and published more than 50 academic papers in various journals.

Preface: Ryukyu: The Key to the Diaoyu Islands Dispute.- Trade with China.- Satsuma Invades, Captures Ryukyu’s King, Executes Its Prime Minister and Brings It to “Dual Subordination” Status.- In Its First Step to Incorporate Ryukyu, Japan Dethrones King Shō Tai and Makes Ryukyu a Domain.- On the Pretext of Protecting Ryukyuans, Japan Invades Taiwan.- Mindful of Past Kindness, Subjugated Ryukyu Tries to Continue China Tributes.- Minister He’s Diplomatic Struggle, Japan’s Incorporation of Ryukyu.- Former US President Grant Mediates the Ryukyu Case.- China Concedes to Protect Ryukyu, But the Kingdom Is not Restored.- Shō Tukukō Begs for China’s Help, Rin Seikō Tries to Secure Chinese Military Intervention.- Defeat by Japan in 1895, the Bloody Battle of Okinawa, 1945.- The UN Puts Ryukyu in the Trusteeship of the US, Ryukyu Is Handed to Japan to Serve the US Strategic Plan.- Summary.