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Okinawa Reversion Treaty
China and Taiwan protest the return of administration to Japan; the U.S. says it does not imply sovereignty, simply administration of the islands. -
Armed fishing vessels surround islands
Flotilla of hundreds, with government support -
Foreign ministry threatens Japan
Pushes them to withdraw claim of the island -
Warning shots
Armed ships fire warning shots at Japanese fishing vessels near islands -
LAW OF THE PRC ON TERRITORIAL SEA AND CONTIGUOUS ZONE
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Fighter planes buzz the island
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Two submarines deployed
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Lighthouse erected
Right-wing Japan Youth Association erected a lighthouse on the main island -
Warships dispatched
A mock blockade of the islands -
Hong Kong Activitst
Drowns off the coast of the island, leading to a series of vigils and protests -
Hong Kong and Thailand Activists land
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Navy surveillance
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Official claim of sovereignty
Made in an address to the UN -
Warships dispatched (Part II)
Done in reference to Japanese bill reaffirming Security Alliance -
Naval Drills
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Activists land
Government Backed -
Activists land (Part II)
Government backed -
Activists land (Part III)
Government backed -
Activists land (Part IV)
Government backed -
Activists land (Part V)
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Naval ships conduct research
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Naval ships patrol
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Nuclear submarines dispatched
SDF forces release a series of plans against China -
Two destroyers dispatched
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Nationwide protests
Against Japan and its revision of history textbooks in general -
Spy planes launched
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Activists land (Part VI)
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Research ships
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Activists land (Part VII)
Government backed -
Actvists Land (Part VIII)
Government backed -
Trawler collision with Japanese vessels
Leads to the halt of rare earth mineral exports -
Activists land (Part IX)
From Hong Kong -
Surveillance vessels
Launched in response to Tokyo purchasing the islands -
Nationwide protests
Biggest attacks against Japanese companies -
Protests turn violent
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Use of drones to surveil the area
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Seven naval vessles appear
Next to Japan's westernmost inhabited island -
Radar used
Locked onto Japanese targets