Why Does Diaoyu Dao Appear in a 600-Year-Old Book?
27 Jul 2026, 23:06 GMT
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More than 600 years ago, Chinese navigators recorded a sea route from Fujian to the Ryukyu Kingdom. Along the way, they noted an island now known as Diaoyu Dao. What can that ancient manuscript tell us today?