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China launches website to claim ownership of Senkaku Islands

BEIJING, China - China's State Oceanic Administration launches a website on Dec. 30, 2014, to claim its ownership of the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands. The uninhabited islands in the East China Sea are known as Diaoyu in China.

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Chinese beer takes on name of disputed isles

SHANGHAI, China - Cans of Diaoyudao Beer sold in southern China by a brewery in Guangzhou since 2012 show the slogan "Diaoyudao, Territory of China," as seen in this photo taken on Dec. 9, 2014. Diaoyudao or Diaoyu Islands is the Chinese name for the Senkaku Islands, a set of uninhabited, Japanese-controlled islets in the East China Sea which China also claims.

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Chinese artist Ai to hold exhibit in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - Members of the press view an artwork themed on the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands created by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei in Berlin on April 2, 2014, before the public opening of Ai's exhibition. The islets are also claimed by China and Taiwan, which call them Diaoyu and Tiaoyutai, respectively.

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Movie director backs China's claim to Diaoyu Islands

BEIJING, China - German film director Chris Nebe makes a speech in Beijing on March 23, 2014, on his documentary film "Diaoyu Islands, The Truth" that backs Beijing's claim that the islands, which are administered by Japan as the Senkaku Islands, belong to China.

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H.K. vessel

HONG KONG, China - Activists wave on a vessel of the Action Committee for Defending the Diaoyu Islands leaving a pier in Hong Kong on Nov. 13, 2013. Hong Kong authorities later blocked the vessel, assuming it would head for the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, which China and Taiwan also claim.

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H.K. vessel

HONG KONG, China - A vessel of the Action Committee for Defending the Diaoyu Islands leaves a pier in Hong Kong on Nov. 13, 2013. Hong Kong authorities later blocked the vessel, assuming it would head for the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, which China and Taiwan also claim.

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China National Day

BEIJING, China - Photo posted on an official Chinese website shows a ceremony to hoist the Chinese flag on Oct. 1, 2013, aboard a vessel in the East China Sea off the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands, which China claims and refers to as Diaoyu.

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H.K. activists postpone voyage to Japan-held islets

HONG KONG, China - Senior members of the Action Committee for Defending the Diaoyu Islands hold a press conference on its vessel anchored at Hong Kong port on Aug. 8, 2013. The group of Hong Kong-based activists, who landed protesters in 2012 on one of the East China Sea islets disputed by China, Taiwan and Japan, said a licensing issue has forced them to postpone a planned voyage on Aug. 12 to arrive on the islet on Aug. 15 for the anniversary of the landing.

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H.K. activists postpone voyage to Japan-held islets

HONG KONG, China - Photo shows a vessel of the Action Committee for Defending the Diaoyu Islands anchored at Hong Kong port on Aug. 8, 2013. The group of Hong Kong-based activists, who landed protesters in 2012 on one of the East China Sea islets disputed by China, Taiwan and Japan, said the same day a licensing issue has forced them to postpone a planned voyage on Aug. 12 to arrive on the islet on Aug. 15 for the anniversary of the landing.

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Japan-Taiwan fisheries talks

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Officials of Japan (L) and Taiwan shake hands in Taipei on May 7, 2013, as the two parties hold the first meeting of their joint fishing committee. The committee is stipulated in a bilateral fisheries pact signed in April 2013 on fishing rights around the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands, claimed by Taiwan and China, which call them Tiaoyutai and Diaoyu, respectively.

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Japan, Taiwan sign deal on fisheries near Senkakus

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Photo taken in Taipei on April 10, 2013, shows Japan's Interchange Association Chairman Mitsuo Ohashi (L) and Taiwan's Association of East Asian Relations Chairman Liao Liou-yi shaking hands after signing a bilateral fisheries agreement allowing Taiwanese fishing trawlers to operate in part of Japan's exclusive economic zone near the disputed Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, known as the Tiaoyutai Islands in Taiwan and the Diaoyu Islands in China.

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Territorial dispute-inspired names for fireworks

BEIJING, China - Photo taken in Beijing on Feb. 5, 2013, shows fireworks, with names inspired by a territorial dispute with Japan, on sale for the Lunar New Year. The product at front is named ''Tokyo Big Explosion'' and that at center is called ''I love the Diaoyu Island.'' Japan and China are involved in a dispute over the ownership of a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea.

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Territorial dispute-inspired names for fireworks

BEIJING, China - Photo taken in Beijing on Feb. 5, 2013, shows fireworks, with names inspired by a territorial dispute with Japan, on sale for the Lunar New Year. The product at front is named ''I love the Diaoyu Island'' and that at center is called ''Tokyo Big Explosion.'' Japan and China are involved in a dispute over the ownership of a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea.

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Books on "Diaoyu Islands"

BEIJING, China - Books on the "Diaoyu Islands" are displayed at a bookstore in Beijing on Oct. 3, 2012, in criticism toward Japan following Tokyo's nationalization of the group of Japanese-administered, Chinese-claimed islands in the East China Sea, which Japan calls the Senkaku Islands and China calls the Diaoyu Islands.

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China publishes full-page island sovereignty ad in U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a full two-page advertisement placed by the China Daily, the official English-language newspaper of China, that appeared in The Washington Post and The New York Times on Sept. 28, 2012, proclaiming the "Diaoyu Islands Belong to China," in reference to the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands.

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Anti-Japan protest in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Chinese residents stage a demonstration in front of the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 26, 2012, in protest at Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda delivered a speech at the U.N. General Assembly that day.

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Anti-Japan protest in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - A man holds a placard during a demonstration in front of the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 26, 2012. Chinese residents protest Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda delivered a speech at the U.N. General Assembly the same day.

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Uotsuri Island

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on Sept. 2, 2012, shows Uotsuri Island, part of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea that are known in China as Diaoyu and in Taiwan as Tiaoyutai. It is one of the three uninhabited islands that the Japanese government purchased on Sept. 11. Dozens of Taiwanese vessels entered Japan's territorial waters early on Sept. 25 off the island.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Protesters hold up portraits of Communist China's founder Mao Zedong and late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (center R) during an anti-Japan demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. There have been widespread demonstrations in China since the Japanese government purchased three of the main islands in the Japan-controlled Senkaku group in the East China Sea, which are claimed by China, where they are referred to as Diaoyu.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SHANGHAI, China - People stage an anti-Japan demonstration near the Japanese Consulate General (R back) in Shanghai on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. There have been widespread demonstrations in China since the Japanese government purchased three of the main islands in the Japan-controlled Senkaku group in the East China Sea, which are claimed by China, where they are referred to as Diaoyu.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Protesters hold up a banner with a message reading "Chairman Mao, please wake up," during an anti-Japan demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. There have been widespread demonstrations in China since the Japanese government purchased three of the main islands in the Japan-controlled Senkaku group in the East China Sea, which are claimed by China, where they are referred to as Diaoyu.

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Japan-China territorial row

NAHA, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Aso leaves a port in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 18, 2012, for waters near the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, which are claimed by China, where they are referred to as the Diaoyu Islands. Chinese marine surveillance ships entered the contiguous zone near the islands the same day.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - A protester holds up a placard calling for a boycott of Japanese goods during an anti-Japan demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. There have been widespread demonstrations in China since the Japanese government purchased three of the main islands in the Japan-controlled Senkaku group in the East China Sea, which are claimed by China, where they are referred to as Diaoyu.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - A protester holds up a defaced picture of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda during an anti-Japan demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. There have been widespread demonstrations in China since the Japanese government purchased three of the main islands in the Japan-controlled Senkaku group in the East China Sea, which are claimed by China, where they are referred to as Diaoyu.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SHANGHAI, China - Armed police officers guard the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai as participants hold up portraits of Communist China's founder Mao Zedong during an anti-Japanese demonstration on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SHANGHAI, China - Participants carry a sign and banner reading "rational patriotism" during an anti-Japanese demonstration near the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SHANGHAI, China - Participants in an anti-Japanese demonstration gather near the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SHENYANG, China - Participants burn a Japanese national flag during an anti-Japanese demonstration in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Participants hold up portraits of Communist China's founder Mao Zedong and a banner reading "national disgrace day" during an anti-Japanese demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Participants hold up portraits of Communist China's founder Mao Zedong during an anti-Japanese demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Participants hold Chinese national flags during an anti-Japanese demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Participants hold Chinese national flags during an anti-Japanese demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protest in China

BEIJING, China - People stage a demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 17, 2012, to protest Japan's purchase on Sept. 11 of three islets of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which claims them. Anti-Japan demonstrations have taken place in Beijing for seven consecutive days since Japan's nationalization of the islets.

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Anti-Japan protest in China

BEIJING, China - People stage a demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 17, 2012, to protest Japan's purchase on Sept. 11 of three islets of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which claims them. Anti-Japan demonstrations have taken place in Beijing for seven consecutive days since Japan's nationalization of the islets.

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Anti-Japan protest in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Residents of Chinese descents stage a rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Sept. 16, 2012, to protest Japan's purchase of three islets of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which claims them.

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Anti-Japan protest in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Residents of Chinese descents stage a rally in front of the Japanese Consulate General in New York on Sept. 16, 2012, to protest Japan's purchase of three islets of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which claims them.

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Anti-Japan protest in China

QINGDAO, China - Photo shows a damaged Japanese supermarket in Qingdao, Shandong Province, on Sept. 16, 2012, after it was attacked and looted the previous day by anti-Japanese demonstrators. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protest in China

QINGDAO, China - Photo shows a burned Japanese plant in Qingdao, Shandong Province, on Sept. 16, 2012, after it was torched the previous day by anti-Japanese demonstrators. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protest in China

SHANGHAI, China - A participant holds a portrait of Communist China's founder Mao Zedong during an anti-Japanese demonstration near the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai on Sept. 16, 2012. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protest in China

SHANGHAI, China - Onlookers view an anti-Japanese demonstration near the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai on Sept. 16, 2012. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protest in China

QINGDAO, China - Photo shows a burned Japanese car dealership in Qingdao, Shandong Province, on Sept. 16, 2012, after it was torched the previous day by anti-Japanese demonstrators. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protest in China

SHANGHAI, China - Participants take part in an anti-Japanese demonstration near the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai on Sept. 16, 2012. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protest in China

QINGDAO, China - Photo shows a burned Japanese car dealership in Qingdao, Shandong Province, on Sept. 16, 2012, after it was torched the previous day by anti-Japanese demonstrators. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - Photo shows a Japanese supermarket in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, that was attacked by anti-Japan demonstrators on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - Photo shows a gatehouse of a factory of Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp. in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, that was attacked by anti-Japan demonstrators on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - Photo shows a factory of Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp. in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, that was attacked by anti-Japan demonstrators on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

CHANGSHA, China - Photo shows Japanese supermarket Heiwado in Changsha, Hunan Province, after its windows were broken by anti-Japan demonstrators on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

CHANGSHA, China - A woman holding a Chinese flag stands inside a Japanese-made car calling for the car not to be attacked in Hunan Province on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Anti-Japan demonstrators throw plastic bottles toward the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - Photo shows a Japanese restaurant in Suzhou in Jiangsu Province being trashed by anti-Japan demonstrators on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.