2022 June 9, James Baron, “Book review: An interdisciplinary treasure trove of learning”, in Taipei Times[1], archived from the original on 08 June 2022:
Some readers will be aware that, apart from being the current name for a small island southwest of Taiwan, Liuqiu is also the Chinese name for the Ryukyu Islands or the main island of the group, Okinawa, and that it has also been used as the name for Taiwan at points in history.
[1663, The Voyages and Adventures of Ferdinand Mendez Pinto[2], page 285:
There is moreover in the woods marvelous ſtore of Braſil and Ebony, wherewith an hundred Juncks are every year laden to be tranſported to China, Hainan, the Lequios, Camboya and Camphaa ;]
Japan, emerging from its century-long seclusion, annexed the Liuqiu (Ryukus) Islands and, by defeating the Chinese in Korea (1894-95), began to exert control over that peninsula as well as the island of Taiwan.
Relations between the Qing court and the king of the Liuqiu Islands were maintained regularly; as the Qing emperors welcomed ambassadors and tribute missions from the Liuqius, Chinese coastal trade with the Liuqiu Islands flourished.
2016 August 3, “Chinese NGO to claim Diaoyu Islands from Japan”, in China Daily[5], archived from the original on 16 November 2019:
Zhao said that Liuqiu is an unsolved problem at present. According to the two declarations, Liuqiu Islands did not belong to Japan and other small islands cannot be occupied without the approval signatures of China, the US and the UK. However, Japan continued to occupy the Diaoyu and Liuqiu Islands with partial help of American protection. China and the UK did not agree with the occupation of Japan. In terms of International Law, Zhao said that Japan had violated the law and the US and UN should take related responsibilities. He also planned to sue the US alongside Japan. Zhao said that as a member of the Chinese nation, he should take the obligation to safeguard the sovereignty of China and take action to claim back Liuqiu Islands.
In this document, it was pointed out that the Lesser Liu Ch’iu (Taiwan) was similar to the Greater Liu Ch’iu (Okinawa) but that the people in Lesser Liu Ch’iu were more barbarous and vulgar.]
Among the Iſlands which are Tributary to this Kingdom, is alſo accounted the Iſland Formoſa, which the Chineſes call Lieukieu, and ſituated over againſt the Province of Foken ; as alſo the Iſland of Cheuxan, over againſt the Province of Chekiang, a very famous place for Trading.]
In this document, it was pointed out that the Lesser Liu Ch’iu (Taiwan) was similar to the Greater Liu Ch’iu (Okinawa) but that the people in Lesser Liu Ch’iu were more barbarous and vulgar.]
[2015 April 10, “Garbage piling up on Liouciou Island”, in Focus Taiwan[9], archived from the original on 30 September 2022, Society:
Liouciou Township in Pingtung County, a small tourist island off Taiwan's southwestern coast, has not been able to dispose of its garbage for four months due to a shortage of funds, officials said Friday.]
[2015 July 6, “Court nullifies town chief's election”, in Focus Taiwan[10], archived from the original on 05 March 2023, Politics[11]:
The Pingtung District Court on Monday invalidated the election of Chen Lung-chin (陳隆進) as the head of Liouciou Township after finding him guilty of vote buying.]
2022 April 10, George Liao, “'First tuna fish’ caught in Pingtung this year sells for over NT$2 million in southern Taiwan auction”, in Taiwan News[12], archived from the original on 10 April 2022:
With the coming of the bluefin tuna fishing season, a Liuqiu Township-based fishing boat caught the county's first tuna fish of this year, CNA reported.
More tourists are visiting Liouciou during the summer vacation, and so there is more trash. The township office anticipates this year will be a record year for trash dumped on the island: over 2,000 tons of trash, a lot of trash for a small island.]
2021 January 13, “'Corals are being cooked': A third of Taiwan's reefs are dying”, in France 24[15], archived from the original on 13 January 2021:
Much of the ocean they surveyed last summer was above 30 degrees Celsius for three months. The worst area was in Little Liuqiu, a coral island off the southwest coast in the Taiwan Strait where 55 percent of corals have now been seriously bleached.
2022 August 10, Ann Wang, I-Hwa Cheng, Aleksander Solum, Sarah Wu, Ben Blanchard, Yimou Lee, Farah Master, “Taiwan residents largely calm in the face of Chinese anger”, in Robert Birsel, editor, Reuters[16], archived from the original on 10 August 2022, Asia Pacific:
China said this week it would conduct more drills focusing on anti-submarine and sea assault operations - confirming the fears of some security analysts and diplomats that it would keep up the pressure on Taiwan's defences. read more But on Liuqiu island, a picturesque tourist spot near one of the areas where the Chinese military was conducting exercises last week, people were largely indifferent.
