The quasi-war in East Asia
Subtitle: China's dispute with Japan over the Ryukyu (Liu-Ch'iu) Islands and its global implications
By: Edwin Pak-wah Leung, Ph.D. (professor of Asian studies, Seton Hall University, USA)
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: Homa & Sekey Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Paramus, New Jersey
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781622460199
Subjects: Tributary system (China); Foreign relations; History
Description: "The Sino-Japanese dispute over the Ryukyu (Liu-ch'iu or Liuqiu) Islands is an important academic subject but has so far received little attention from scholars in the Western world. The present exhaustive study, by using a multi-archival and multi-lingual approach, uncovers for the first time the inner and full story of one of the most complicated and controversial diplomatic issues in modern East Asia. The dispute arose because both China and Japan laid claim to the Ryukyu Islands based on different grounds, leading to the prolonged crisis of half war and half peace between the two countries--a 'quasi-war'--from 1871 to 1881 and beyond, with profound global implications. Today, over a century later, the 'quasi-war' still continues as China and Japan once again engage in another island dispute, this time over the Senkaku (Tiaoyutai or Diaoyutai) Islands-- a related issue to the Ryukyu problem. Thus, the 'quasi-war' is still very much alive in East Asia even in the early 21st century"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: I. Prologue; title: China and her tributaries; title: The dual-subordination of Ryilkyil; title: Ryilkyil, Satsuma, and the Tokugawa Bakufu; title: Chao Hsin's investiture mission to Ryilkyil in 1866; title: II. Japan's effort to challenge the tributary system : the Formosan expedition, 1871-1874; title: The Sino-Japanese Friendship Treaty of 1871; title: The Ryilkyil shipwreck incident in 1871; title: Japan's response and Charles W. LeGendre's involvement; title: Soejima Taneomi's mission to China, 1873; title: The Oda shipwreck incident and the Formosan expedition; title: The Peace Settlement of 1874 and the Ryilkyil question; title: III. China's effort to defend the tributary system : the diplomatic phase, 1875-1879; title: Chinese attitude towards the Ryilkyil dispute; title: Okubo Toshimichi's decision on the "Ryilkyil Shobun"; title: Matsuda Michiyuki's mission to Ryilkyil; title: Mori Arinori's proposals; title: China's response and the first Chinese embassy to Japan; title: Ho Ju-Chang's activities in Tokyo; title: IV. General Ulysses S. Grant's mediation, 1879; title: The crisis in Ryiikyii; title: Grant in China; title: Grant in Japan; title: The response of the State Department; title: Grant's final words on the dispute; title: V. The abortive settlement, 1880-1881; title: The draft Treaty of 1880; title: Chinese reaction to the draft Treaty; title: Li Hung-Chang's rejection; title: Shishido Tamaki's position; title: Li Hung-Chang, Takezoe Shin'Ichiro and the "end" of the Ryukyu controversy; title: VI. Epilogue; title: The quasi-war : its significance and consequences; title: Glossary.