Senkaku Islands

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Taiwan, East China Sea, and conflicting sovereignty claims over the Senkaku Islands.

The Senkaku Islands are a chain of small uninhabited islands in the Location::East China Sea.[1] The waters surrounding the islands are believed to contain valuable deposits of oil and natural gas, and ownership of the islands has been disputed. China, Taiwan and Japan have all asserted sovereignty over the islands.

References

  1. "The East China Sea is abundant in natural resources such as oil and natural gas.". Department of Energy. 2008-03. http://www.eia.gov/emeu/cabs/East_China_Sea/Full.html. Retrieved 2012-09-15.  mirror