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Please call Diaoyu Islands "Diaoyu Islands" instead of "Senkaku Islands".

Created by J.W. on October 24, 2013

Diaoyu Islands were discovered firstly by Chinese before 1404 A.D. Although Japan occupied it through war in 1895, according to Potsdam Declaration which was made in WW2, Japan should have returned Diaoyu Islands to China. So China owns indisputable sovereignty to Diaoyu Islands. However, American government still used "Senkaku Islands", which is named by Japanese, to call Diaoyu Islands. It's irrational. Thus, I strongly suggest America stopping using "Senkaku Islands" but using "Diaoyu Islands" to call Diaoyu Islands.

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