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Xinhuanet, Beijing, July 26 (reporter Liu Hua)-July 26, is published in China, the United States and Britain to make Japan surrender of the Potsdam Proclamation 69 years ago. Together with the Potsdam Proclamation in 1943, the United States and Britain issued the Cairo Declaration and other international instruments, constitute the Japan Foundation of international law must return the Diaoyu Islands in China. In this regard, Japan in 1945, the Government published the Japan surrender explicitly accept, and in a series of important documents, such as the 1972 Sino-Japanese Joint Declaration commitment to uphold this position.

Diaoyu Island and its adjacent islands are an inalienable part of Chinese territory. In terms of history, geography or from a legal point of view, the Diaoyu Islands are China's territory, China has indisputable sovereignty over it.

On April 17, 1895, the Qing dynasty due to the defeat in the Sino-Japanese war, forced Japan to sign the unequal Treaty of Shimonoseki and ceded "Taiwan island and all the appurtenant islands". The Diaoyu Islands as Taiwan "adjacent islands" together was ceded to Japan.

In December 1941, the Chinese Government officially declared war on Japan, announced the abolition of all treaties between China and Japan. Granted in the Treaty of Shimonoseki void.

In December 1943, in victory at the dawn of the world anti-fascist war, issued the Cairo Declaration, the United States and Britain. Declaration expressly provides that the "Japan steals from China's territory, such as the four Northeastern provinces, Taiwan, and the Pescadores, returned to the Republic of China. Other Japan by force or greed to grab land, Japan deported ".

In July 1945, issued an ultimatum to Japan and the United States, Britain-type announcements of the Potsdam Declaration. Bulletin article eighth: "the terms of the Cairo Declaration shall be carried out, while Japan's sovereignty shall be limited to Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku and such minor Islands as we determine."

On September 2, 1945, Japan under the Japan surrender in a clear acceptance of the Potsdam Proclamation and pledged to faithfully fulfill the provisions of the Potsdam Declaration.

On January 29, 1946, the express provisions of the Supreme Headquarters of allied powers instruction No. 677 Japan applying scope includes the regime is "Japan's four main islands (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku) and include the horse Islands, Ryukyu Islands, North of latitude 30 ° around 1000 the nearby small island." While the Diaoyu Islands at latitude 25 ° 40 '-26 ° 00 ' in between.

On October 25, 1945, Taiwan Province of China Theater on the Japanese surrender ceremony held in Taipei, the Chinese Government officially regained Taiwan. Naturally, including the Diaoyu Islands.

On September 29, 1972, the Japan Government solemnly promised in the Sino-Japanese joint declaration, fully understands and respects the Chinese Government on Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's position and adhere to the Potsdam Proclamation and the eighth position.

Both geographical and jurisdictional practice from Chinese history, the Diaoyu Islands has been China's Taiwan island's other islands. 120 years ago, Japan through the Sino-Japanese war to steal the Diaoyu Islands. After World War II, according to the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation and other international legal documents, Japan must be the unconditional return of its stolen all Chinese territory. Above file also on Japan made a clearly defined territorial limits, which does not include the Diaoyu Islands.

In recent years, Japan tried to illegally occupied Diaoyu Island is, in fact, of the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation of legal documents such as the challenges of the post-war international order established by, in serious violation of Japan should bear the obligation under international law.

(Edit: SN123)
20:37 July 26, 2014 Xinhua NET