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Flawed argument. You're overlooking the fact that Japan FORCIBLY took Taiwan and all surrounding islands, including the Diayu's in the 19th century, forcing the Chinese government to sign them over formerly in a treaty that was then revoked after world war two.These islands were not occupied nor effectively administered by iether china nor Japan before imperial times. During the imperial times it was controlled by Japan until the present time. And at some point during the early 19th century was populated and industrialized by Japan. Clearly japan has exercised effective occupation on these islands. While china way way back in history has just mapped the islands and gave it some Chinese names. At what point in history should be considered as basis for claiming these islands? If we take it all the way back then china should claim all of Asia because they practically mapped them before and gave names.
Whether or not they industrialized them during this occupation is rendered moot by the fact that it was an OCCUPATION. They should have been returned to Chinese rule just as Taiwan was. If we follow your reasoning, then Taiwan should be Japanese too, because I'm pretty sure Japan utilized Taiwan as well during its Imperial warring days..After China lost the war, both countries signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki in April 1895 that stipulated, among other things, that China would cede to Japan "the island of Formosa together with all islands appertaining or belonging to said island of Formosa (Taiwan)".[7]
The treaty, however, was nullified after Japan lost the Second world war in 1945 by the Treaty of San Francisco, which was signed between Japan and part of the Allied Powers in 1951.