The Evolution Of Cognitive Of Westerners On The Diaoyu Island

During the end of 15th century to 17th century, the West has a turning-point in the history of sail as well as the era of the great geographical discoveries, thereafter, more and more exchanges and collision between East and West had happened. For seafaring adventure needs, the early Westerners looking for new routes actively, record a variety of geographic information along the route passes through. The finding of Portugal-Japan routes, induce Portugal became the first Western country who face the Diaoyu Islands, and named the East Coast including the Diaoyu Islands in Portuguese language. In 18th century, Western missionaries come to China one after another, using advanced Western technology and precision gauges conducted a nationwide land survey of China, which including the Diaoyu Islands,and send the mapping information back to Europe. In 19th century, the trend of globalization gradually revealed, the Western records on the Diaoyu Islands basically decided, that Diaoyu Islands are Chinese territory is undoubtedly. Since the 20th century, along with the Japan invaded China, Sino-Japanese dispute over the Diaoyu upgrading.For interests and ideological considerations, the attitudes of contemporary European countries and the United States are vague, but they do not deny that the Diaoyu Islands are Chinese territory.