3 Chinese ships intrude into Japanese waters near Senkaku Islands

[Jacque67 7,328]

Burning with love, baby?

[GandD 5,966]

How did China originally gain these islands (whatever you want to call them)?

[Jacque67 7,328]

The Wikipedia explanation

Senkaku Islands dispute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senkaku_Islands_dispute

The Senkaku Islands dispute concerns a territorial dispute over a group of ...

Japan has extremely limited natural resources. Only politicians worry about it here. The general pop couldn't give a flying to tell you the truth

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

The Wikipedia explanation

Senkaku Islands dispute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senkaku_Islands_dispute

The Senkaku Islands dispute concerns a territorial dispute over a group of ...

Japan has extremely limited natural resources. Only politicians worry about it here. The general pop couldn't give a flying #### to tell you the truth

Yes. Japan is still dealing with Godzilla and Mothra.

[Jacque67 7,328]

Ha ha!

[Sousuke 1,214]

How did China originally gain these islands (whatever you want to call them)?

Generally speaking they base their claims from maps dating back to the 1600s where its labeled as a part of Qing. They were considered way finding markers to Japan. As far as anyone knows no one actually lived on them until 1900 when the processing plant was established.

Japan's claim is from 1895.

The Chinese government never voiced an issue with the islands until 1971…a few years after a mineral survey. In fact there are letters from a Chinese Consul thanking fisherman from Nagasaki for saving some of his people off the coast of the islands…he refers to them as Senkaku in the letter.

So basically despite what you hear in this thread, the only reason there is interest in the islands is due to resources.

Edited May 5, 2014 by Brown Dwarf

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Generally speaking they base their claims from maps dating back to the 1600s where its labeled as a part of Qing. They were considered way finding markers to Japan. As far as anyone knows no one actually lived on them until 1900 when the processing plant was established.

Japan's claim is from 1895.

The Chinese government never voiced an issue with the islands until 1971…a few years after a mineral survey. In fact there are letters from a Chinese Consul thanking fisherman from Nagasaki for saving some of his people off the coast of the islands…he refers to them as Senkaku in the letter.

So basically despite what you hear in this thread, the only reason there is interest in the islands is due to resources.

The winningest post goes to Brown Dwarf. +100

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Well, there goes Brown Dwarf's reputation. Thanks Obama! Stephen.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

I bet if China did not have 100% gun control this would not happen

[GandD 5,966]

I bet if China did not have 100% gun control this would not happen

? They wouldn't be trying to take the islands?

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

? They wouldn't be trying to take the islands?

No clue really, I was just bored with a multi-page thread with no race or guns

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

My in laws will no longer buy Japanese cars. Even though they currently own two. Haven't trade them out yet so I guess they're not that mad.

Perhaps they are waiting for them to wear out. If they are Toyotas, that make take a while.

[Ryan H 3,812]

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Chinese citizens don't much like the japanese, who are very reluctant to travel or visit the mainland. There is a large supermarket in China, formerly called Jusco (renamed aeon) that the Chinese completely destroyed after Japan started behaving badly in the Diaoyu region. (TOS violation removed) cars, (TOS violation removed) people were targeted. They are angry.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/17/business/china-japan-panasonic/index.html

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/motorcyclist-looks-damaged-facade-aeon-store-qingdao-shandong-photo-123409187--finance.html

My in laws will no longer buy Japanese cars. Even though they currently own two. Haven't trade them out yet so I guess they're not that mad. They're hong kongers though so they're fake Chinese.
You're doing gods work.

Edited May 6, 2014 by Ryan H

[Sousuke 1,214]

Perhaps they are waiting for them to wear out. If they are Toyotas, that make take a while.

Very true. My family buys Toyota and Subaru. They keep on running until something external happens to them…like driving them through rivers, car accidents etc.

I have a 7 year old Mitsubishi and a 14 year old Honda Accord.

[GandD 5,966]

Perhaps they are waiting for them to wear out. If they are Toyotas, that make take a while.

Honda and Acura I think. My wife wants to buy a merc now. Of course she does.