The Territorial Status of the Diaoyu Islands in 1895： A Crucial Issue for the Dispute over These Islands  

机构地区：[a] International Law Faculty, China University of Political Science and Law,

出　　处：《Social Sciences in China》2010年第4期106-117,共12页中国社会科学（英文版）

摘　　要：The territorial status of the Diaoyu Islands in January 1895 when Japan officially made claims to them is one of the most crucial issues for the dispute over these islands between China and Japan. Given the fact that these islets are tiny, uninhabited and remote, as well as that no rival claims to them had existed for a fairly long period of time, the actual sovereign functions exercised by China regarding these islands before 1895 established the original title of China to the Diaoyu Islands. Thus Japan could not acquire the title to these islets by occupation.钓鱼岛等岛屿在1895年1月，即日本正式对它们提出主张时的领土地位，是中日之间关于这些岛屿的争端中最为关键的问题之一。鉴于这些岛屿是无人居住的遥远的小岛，以及在相当长的时间内并无其他国家对它们提出领土主张的事实，中国在1895年之前对这些岛屿行使的实际主权管理活动确立了中国对钓鱼岛等岛屿的原始主权。由此日本无法通过先占取得对这些岛屿的主权。

关 键 词：Diaoyu Islands East China Sea Territorial Dispute Sino-Japanese Relations 

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