Diaoyu Islands

English

Alternative forms

• Tiaoyu Islands (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

Partial calque from Mandarin 釣魚島／钓鱼岛 (Diàoyúdǎo).

Proper noun

Diaoyu Islands

1. A chain of islands in the East China Sea: the People's Republic of China (mainland China) name.
   • 2012 September 19, Han-Yi Shaw, “The Inconvenient Truth Behind the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 June 2022, The Opinion Pages‎^[2]:

     When Japan annexed the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands in 1895, it detached them from Taiwan and placed them under Okinawa Prefecture. Moreover, the Japanese name “Senkaku Islands” itself was first introduced in 1900 by academic Kuroiwa Hisashi and adopted by the Japanese government thereafter. Half a century later when Japan returned Taiwan to China, both sides adopted the 1945 administrative arrangement of Taiwan, with the Chinese unaware that the uninhabited “Senkaku Islands” were in fact the former Diaoyu Islands. This explains the belated protest from Taipei and Beijing over U.S. administration of the islands after the war.

   • 2017 February 4, “China to crack down on use of leanness enhancers in cattle and sheep”, in EFE‎^[3], archived from the original on 04 February 2017:

     Beijing and Tokyo are involved in sovereignty disputes over the Diaoyu Islands, known as Senkaku in Japan, in the East China Sea.

   • [2020 July 28, Taiwan Affairs Office, “Basic facts about Taiwan”, in State Council of the People's Republic of China‎^[4], archived from the original on 31 July 2020‎^[5]:

     China’s Taiwan refers to Taiwan province (including Taiwan Island, Orchid Island, Green Island, Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands, and the Penghu Islands) and Fujian province’s Jinmen, Mazu, Wuqiu and other islands, with a total land area of 36,000 square kilometers.]

Synonyms

• Diaoyu/Tiaoyu
• Diaoyutai/Tiaoyutai
• Diaoyutai Islands/Tiaoyutai Islands
• (from Japanese) Senkaku Islands
• Pinnacle Islands

Translations

Senkaku Islands — see Senkaku Islands

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Diaoyu Dao”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[6], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1015, column 2
• “Diaoyu Islands”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “Diaoyu Islands”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Diaoyu Islands” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.