The Study On Legal Status Of The Ryukyu Islands On International Law

In recent years, Japan has constantly created disturbances on the Diaoyu Islands in order to defend "its own sovereignty" on the Diaoyu Islands, and also reveal its "actual control" over the Diaoyu Islands. Especially after September2012, the Diaoyu Islands dispute between China and Japan has entered a new stage because Japanese government tried to buy the Diaoyu Islands. In my opinion, one premise on the Diaoyu Islands dispute and the demarcation of the East China Sea is sovereignty issue of the Ryukyu Islands (Japan called "Okinawa") in international law. If we could not solve this premise, it is no the Diaoyu Islands dispute and the demarcation of the East China Sea. Now, Japan focuses on the Diaoyu Islands dispute and the demarcation of the East China Sea. The real essence is to weaken sovereignty issue of the Ryukyu Islands, and Japan also tried to constitute a legal fact in international law. That is the biggest strategic conspiracy. However, sovereignty issue of the Ryukyu Islands is the fatal concept in issue of the East China Sea. If we could resolve this issue in international law, Japan doesn’t have any legal defense in sovereignty issue of East China Sea and of the Ryukyu Islands.The Ryukyu Islands are located between China and Japan. Because of their key position, it is an important part for United States of America to obstruct China into Pacific Ocean. Therefore, the Ryukyu Islands have significant strategic location. Since ancient times, Ryukyu was an independent country with a long history, even had its own culture. In addition, there was a good relationship between China and Ryukyu over a long period of time. In1879, Ryukyu was annexed by Japan. Over a century, people in Ryukyu have suffered. Until1972, United States of America returned Ryukyu to Japan presumptuously. Upon these historical developments, this study is based on historical research to analyze developing legal status of the Ryukyu Islands in international law. Second, this study is used basic treaty law theory to examine the legal effect of related treaties of the Ryukyu Islands. Thus, this study is tried to argue that the legal status of the Ryukyu Islands is not legally determined, and also tried to recover the actual sovereignty issue of the Ryukyu Islands in order to prove that United States of America and Japan occupied the Ryukyu Islands is illegal and invalid.Ryukyu was an independent country, now become into a military base of United States of America, and "Okinawa province" in Japan. The reason to form situation at present is international political affairs, not based on international law. According to United Nations trust territories and national self-determination, people in the Ryukyu Islands shall have rights to determine their own future. We have to help people in the Ryukyu Islands toward autonomy or independence, including the United States and Japan. They also have obligations to support people in the Ryukyu Islands gradually toward autonomy or independence.