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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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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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Taiwan demonstration on Senkakus

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A pro-unification group stages a march in Taipei on Oct. 25, 2012, to call for Taiwan to team up with China to "reclaim" a cluster of Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea, known as the Tiaoyutai Islands in Taiwan and the Senkaku Islands in Japan.

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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 demonstrations in Taipei

TAIPEI, Taiwan - People demonstrate Sept. 12, 2012, in front of Japan's de facto embassy in Taipei to denounce Tokyo's announcement the previous day that the state had bought all privately owned land on the Senkaku Islands, known as Tiaoyutai in Taiwan, and would put them under government control.

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Anti-Japan demonstration in China

BEIJING, China - Chinese people stage a demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 11, 2012, protesting against a decision by the Japanese government to bring the Senkaku Islands under state control. The uninhabited islets, administered by Japan for years, have been claimed by China and Taiwan, where the islets are known as Diaoyu and Tiaoyutai, respectively.

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Japan buys three of Senkaku Islands from owner

BEIJING, China - Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, arrives at Beijing airport on Sept. 11, 2011. The Japanese government the same day signed a contract with a private owner to buy three of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, which are known as Diaoyu in China and Tiaoyutai in Taiwan. The ministry said it has sent Sugiyama to seek a calm response from Beijing and to explain Japan's intention of purchasing the islands.

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Anti-Japan demonstration in China

BEIJING, China - Men protest in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 11, 2012, over a decision by the Japanese government to bring the Senkaku Islands under state control. The slogans on the banner condemn Japan and proclaim that Uotsuri Island, one of the Senkakus, is Chinese territory. The uninhabited islets, administered by Japan for years, are claimed by China and Taiwan, where they are known as Diaoyu and Tiaoyutai, respectively.

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Senkakus

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Sept. 2, 2012, shows (from front) Minamikojima, Kitakojima and Uotsuri islands, part of the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, which are known in China as Diaoyu and in Taiwan as Tiaoyutai.

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Anti-Japan demonstration in China

BEIJING, China - Chinese people head for the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 11, 2012, to participate in a demonstration to protest against a decision by the Japanese government to bring the Senkaku Islands under state control. The uninhabited islets, administered by Japan for years, have been claimed by China and Taiwan, where the islets are known as Diaoyu and Tiaoyutai, respectively.

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Anti-Japan demonstration in China

BEIJING, China - Chinese people stage a demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 11, 2012, protesting against a decision by the Japanese government to bring the Senkaku Islands under state control. The uninhabited islets, administered by Japan for years, have been claimed by China and Taiwan, where the islets are known as Diaoyu and Tiaoyutai, respectively.

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Japan to bring Senkakus under state control

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken from an airplane chartered by Kyodo News on Sept. 2, 2012, shows (from front) Minamikojima, Kitakojima and Uotsuri islands, part of a group of Japanese-controlled islets in the East China Sea known as Senkaku in Japan, Diaoyu in China and Tiaoyutai in Taiwan. The Japanese government has agreed with the family that owns the three islands in the Senkaku Islands group on its plan to bring them under state control, government sources said on Sept. 5.

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Japan to bring Senkakus under state control

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Sept. 2, 2012, shows (from front) Minamikojima, Kitakojima and Uotsuri islands, part of the Japanese-controlled islets in the East China Sea, known as Senkaku in Japan, Diaoyu in China and Tiaoyutai in Taiwan. The Japanese government has agreed with the family that owns the Senkaku Islands on its plan to bring the three islands under state control, government sources said on Sept. 5.

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Taiwan activists return home from Senkaku Islands

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A fishing boat returns to the port of Yeliu in northeastern Taiwan on Sept. 14, 2010, after sailing near the disputed Senkaku Islands, called the Tiaoyutai Islands in Taiwan, in the East China Sea. Two activists and three crew members made the voyage in protest at the arrest by Japanese authorities of a Chinese fishing boat captain.

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(1)Taiwan navy frigate sets sail to patrol near disputed waters

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The Taiwan navy frigate Fengyang, carrying the island's defense minister and 15 legislators, set sail from the eastern port of Suao on June 21 to assert Taiwan's sovereignty over an area of the East China Sea close to the Senkaku Islands held by Japan but also claimed by Taiwan and China. The Islands are called Tiaoyutai in Taiwan and Diaoyu in China.

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(2)Taiwan navy frigate sets sail to patrol near disputed waters

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Wang Jin-pyng, speaker of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan, waves aboard the navy frigate Fengyang which set sail from the eastern port of Suao on June 21 to assert Taiwan's sovereignty over an area of the East China Sea close to the Senkaku Islands held by Japan but also claimed by Taiwan and China. The Islands are called Tiaoyutai in Taiwan and Diaoyu in China.

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Protest ships from H.K., Taiwan

A ship (2nd from L) from Hong Kong and five other ships from Hong Kong and Taiwan move closer to the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on June 24. The photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter about 27 kilometers south-southwest of the islands, shows four Japanese Maritime Safety Agency patrol boats surrounding the Hong Kong vessel. The uninhabited islands are claimed by Japan, Taiwan and China. They are known as the Diaoyu Islands in China and as the Tiaoyutai Islands in Taiwan.

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(1)Chinese activists try to reach disputed isles off Okinawa

FUKUOKA, Japan - A ship carrying Chinese activists, who claim a group of uninhabited isles near southwestern Japan belongs to China, is spotted on June 23 some 45 kilometers northeast of the isles, which are called the Senkaku Islands by Japan and Diaoyu Islands by China. Taiwan also claims the isles and calls them Tiaoyutai. The ship is flying Chinese national flags. Photo was provided by the Japan Coast Guard. (Kyodo)

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(1)Taiwan navy frigate sets sail to patrol near disputed waters

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The Taiwan navy frigate Fengyang, carrying the island's defense minister and 15 legislators, set sail from the eastern port of Suao on June 21 to assert Taiwan's sovereignty over an area of the East China Sea close to the Senkaku Islands held by Japan but also claimed by Taiwan and China. The Islands are called Tiaoyutai in Taiwan and Diaoyu in China. (Kyodo)

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(2)Taiwan navy frigate sets sail to patrol near disputed waters

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Wang Jin-pyng, speaker of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan, waves aboard the navy frigate Fengyang which set sail from the eastern port of Suao on June 21 to assert Taiwan's sovereignty over an area of the East China Sea close to the Senkaku Islands held by Japan but also claimed by Taiwan and China. The Islands are called Tiaoyutai in Taiwan and Diaoyu in China. (Kyodo)

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Taiwan activists return home from Senkaku Islands

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A fishing boat returns to the port of Yeliu in northeastern Taiwan on Sept. 14, 2010, after sailing near the disputed Senkaku Islands, called the Tiaoyutai Islands in Taiwan, in the East China Sea. Two activists and three crew members made the voyage in protest at the arrest by Japanese authorities of a Chinese fishing boat captain. (Kyodo)

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Protest ships from H.K., Taiwan

A ship (2nd from L) from Hong Kong and five other ships from Hong Kong and Taiwan move closer to the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on June 24. The photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter about 27 kilometers south-southwest of the islands, shows four Japanese Maritime Safety Agency patrol boats surrounding the Hong Kong vessel. The uninhabited islands are claimed by Japan, Taiwan and China. They are known as the Diaoyu Islands in China and as the Tiaoyutai Islands in Taiwan. ==Kyodo