1st Edition

The Origins of U.S. Policy in the East China Sea Islands Dispute Okinawa's Reversion and the Senkaku Islands

By Robert Eldridge Copyright 2014
376 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

376 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

376 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Ownership of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea is disputed between China and Japan, though historically the islands have been part of Okinawa, the southernmost islands of the Japanese archipelago. The dispute, which also involves Taiwan, has the potential to be a flashpoint between the two countries if relations become more strained, especially as the exploitation of gas reserves in the... Read more

Preface  Introduction  1. A History of the Senkaku Islands  2. Okinawa and the Senkaku Islands under U.S. Occupation and Administration  3. The United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE) Survey and the Start of the East China Sea Islands Dispute  4. The Okinawa Reversion Negotiations and America’s "Neutrality Policy"  5. The Signing and Ratification of the Okinawa Reversion Treaty and Domestic and Regional Reactions  Conclusion  Appendix 1: Agreement Between Japan and the United States of America Concerning the Ryukyu Islands and the Daito Islands (June 17, 1971)  Appendix 2: Agreed Minutes (June 17, 1971)  Appendix 3: Guidance to U.S. Oil Companies (April 10, 1971)  Appendix 4: Statement by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (June 11, 1971)  Appendix 5: Statement by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People’s Republic of China (December 30, 1971)  Appendix 6: Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Views Concerning the Rights to Ownership over the Senkaku Islands (March 8, 1972)  Appendix 7: Statement by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (May 9, 1972)

Biography

Robert D. Eldridge is a former Associate Professor of U.S.-Japan Relations at the School of International Public Policy, Osaka University, and a visiting scholar at the Okinawa Institute for Law and Politics, Okinawa International University, both in Japan.