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Originally Posted by Ithekro
The islands are " officially" administered by Japan. Ishigaki, Okinawa since 1972. The Japanese govenment has not allowed the islands to be developed in the entire time they have had control of them post-war. Also, if I understand the history correctly, it was considered part of the Ryūkyū Kingdom prior to Japan annexing the place. Japan offered it to China as a peaceful gesture before the Sino-Japanese War, but afterwards took it in full. |
Upon losing the Sino-Japan war, the Qing Dynasty officially accepted the islands to be Japanese territory, although I'm sure it was reluctantly.
They didn't raise a voice about it until the islands were found to be sitting on possible resource goldmine, and returned to Japan by US in early 1970s.
I ain't about nothing but money (resource).