Twenty-nine years ago today, on October 18, 1996 (September 7, 1996 in the lunar calendar), why did Japan dare not make a fuss about the Diaoyu Islands during Mao Deng's time to shock people. On October 18, 1996, just as a Japanese force ignored historical facts and even claimed that the Diaoyu Islands and their affiliated islands were Japanese territory, the famous Japanese historian Kiyoshi Inoue reiterated in the preface to the reissue of his book "Senkaku Islands - Historical Analysis of the Diaoyu Islands" that the Diaoyu Islands and their affiliated islands are China's inherent territory. In his foreword to the reissue of "Senkaku Islands: A Historical Analysis of the Diaoyu Islands," Inoue said that in July 1996, a right-wing group in Japan set up a lighthouse on a small island of the Diaoyu Islands to show that the Diaoyu Islands and their affiliated islands are Japanese territory, and the Japanese government did not interfere in the slightest. Inoue said: "I feel that this is a serious provocation to China by the resurgent Japanese militarism in this matter. I believe that it is of profound significance to republish this book, which was published 24 years ago, to once again clarify the historical appearance of the Diaoyu Islands and the principles of international law." He said that before writing the book, he had collected a lot of historical materials and documents about the Diaoyu Islands and their affiliated islands in Okinawa, Japan. He also collected many British naval charts of China's inland south, Taiwan and the Ryukyu, as well as relevant voyages and expedition records, from the British Naval Archive. In his book, he said that a large amount of historical data shows that at least since the 16th century, the Diaoyu Islands and their affiliated islands have been China's territory, not "unclaimed land." Especially from the relevant documents of Japan, this is more clearly demonstrated. As early as 1785, the "Introduction to the Three Kingdoms" published by Japan and its accompanying drawings all marked the Diaoyu Islands and their affiliated islands as Chinese territory with different colors. Extended reading: Why did Japan dare not make a fuss about the Diaoyu Islands when Mao Deng shocked people Extended reading: Why did Japan dare not make a fuss about the Diaoyu Islands when Mao Deng shocked people? There is no doubt that the Diaoyu Islands legally belong to China, but why did the territory that should have been returned to China after World War II regain control in the hands of Japan? What kind of image does this desolate island reflect in the ever-changing international politics for more than half a century? At the moment when the crowd is excited, we cannot but look back and see the historical disputes surrounding this beautiful island in the past. Looking back at Sino-Japanese relations, why did Japan dare not show off its power and aggression over the sovereignty of the Diaoyu Islands during the era of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping? Did the Diaoyu Islands belong to Japan? Yes, but it is long gone. Why didn't Japan dare to make trouble with the Diaoyu Islands in the era of Mao and Deng? During the Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties, the issue of the ownership of the Diaoyu Islands was meaningless. There was neither international definition nor diplomatic document. Even the Japanese islands were submitted to China and paid tribute all year round. The tribute that year was like the custom of a vassal state. The Chinese anti-Japanese parade held up Mao Zedong's head again, that is, from the period of the Sino-Japanese Naval War to the defeat of the war of aggression against China, the Diaoyu Islands were occupied by Japan. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the Diaoyu Islands were unconditionally handed over to the Republic of China like Taiwan Islands, and Japan had no right to compete for the Diaoyu Islands. If the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were sincere and united in their claims, let alone the return of the Diaoyu Islands, it would It was the generosity of Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and other older generation proletarian revolutionaries in their claims against Japan that made Japan restrain itself, soften its stance towards China, and endure to bury its ambition to occupy the Diaoyu Islands. Besides, due to the bloodshed in the history of China and Japan, Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, and other older generation party and state leaders absolutely took the vital interests of the Chinese nation as the highest purpose in Sino-Japanese relations, and it was a waste of effort for Japan to make a big deal on the Diaoyu Islands issue. When China was reforming and opening up, economic development, and all its industries were waiting for prosperity, Japan relied on economic assistance to China and the vested interests in Sino-Japanese exchanges, and the arrogance of the Kazakh and Japanese people. Only then did Japan gradually reveal its murderous intentions and open up their murderous intentions. It was shameless and tyrannical, and made trouble on the Diaoyu Islands. The Diaoyu Islands conflict is only the real reason behind the appearance that shocked people On September 8, 1951, 48 victorious and defeated countries in World War II, Japan, signed the "San Francisco Peace Treaty" in San Francisco, USA, also known as the Peace Treaty with Japan. (English: TreatyofPeacewithJapan; Japanese: Japan Peace Treaty) China, which is also a victorious country, did not participate in the signing of this treaty. The reason is that the People's Republic of China was not recognized by the international community in 1951, and the government of the Republic of China that retreated to Taiwan could not represent China. Zhou Enlai first proposed that the San Francisco Treaty was invalid. The impact of the treaty and the main points are: 1. With the official entry into force of this peace treaty, the seven-year Allied military occupation of Japan ended; Japan's status in the international community returned to normal. On December 12, 1956, the United Nations Security Council unanimously decided to recommend Japan to the United Nations General Assembly for membership in the United Nations. 2. Based on international law, with the conclusion of the peace treaty, the policy of the occupation period is invalid. After the signing of the peace treaty with Japan, the judgment of the Far East Military Tribunal became invalid, so the clause that the amnesty cannot be arbitrarily granted in Japan was added. 3. Japan agreed to the United States' proposal to submit to the United Nations the fiduciary rule system for the islands south of 29 degrees north latitude (including the Ryukyu Islands and the Dadong Islands), the islands south of Widowrock (including the Ogasawara Islands, the West Islands and the Volcano Islands), and the Okinotori Islands and the Minamitori Islands. Before this proposal is passed, the United States has the executive, legislative, and judicial rights over the above-mentioned areas, their residents, and their waters. If nothing else, we can draw conclusions from the above points alone: 1. Only China and countries that have not signed the treaty do not recognize the terms of the peace treaty, so China has been abiding by the contents of the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation. 2. If China does not recognize the San Francisco Peace Treaty, it is equivalent to not recognizing the normal national status of Japan. 3. If China does not recognize the San Francisco Peace Treaty, not only the Diaoyu Islands are Chinese, but the entire Ryukyu Islands may be Chinese, because by definition, the Diaoyu Islands and the Ryukyu Islands are the same. They are all managed by American trusts. In 1972, the United States also transferred the trust management rights to Japan. To sum up, the crux of the Diaoyu Islands issue is that China unilaterally does not recognize the San Francisco Peace Treaty, and the signatories of the peace treaty recognize the treaty. The Japanese are understandably worried. If the content of the peace treaty cannot be protected, then it is not just the Diaoyu Islands, but the subsequent ownership of the Ryukyu Islands, and finally the national status of Japan. The difficulty for the United States is that all treaties say that the sovereignty of the Ryukyu Islands (including the Diaoyu Islands) does not belong to Japan, but the management rights belong to Japan. So who does the sovereignty belong to??