China Federation for Defending the Diaoyu Islands

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China Federation for Defending the Diaoyu Islands (simplified Chinese: 中国民间保卫钓鱼台联合会; traditional Chinese: 中國民間保衛釣魚台聯合會; pinyin: Zhōngguó Mīnjiān Băowèi Diàoyútái Liánhéhùi) is a non-governmental organisation which maintains that Senkaku Islands (known in Chinese as the Diaoyu Islands) are a part of Chinese territory. The territorial right to the islands is disputed between the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China, and Japan, which currently has control over the islands.

In the early morning of March 24, 2004, seven activists from this group landed on the islands, planning to stay for several days. That afternoon, they were detained by the Japanese coast guard. The incident gave the territorial dispute renewed media attention and worsened Sino-Japanese relations.

[edit] See also

• Diaoyu Islands
• Action Committee for Defending the Diaoyu Islands

[edit] External links

• 7 Chinese activists land on Diaoyu Islands in China Daily.
• Private Group Plans to Lease, Develop Diaoyu Islands in China Internet Information Center.
• New Sino-Japanese strain over disputed islands in Asia Times.