China made changes to its maps after 1971

History and Culture

1960 – 1972
China made changes to its maps after 1971

The 1960 edition of the World Atlas Collection, published by the China Cartographic Publishing House (a publisher under the direct jurisdiction of China’s State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping), printed the Senkaku Islands on the pages for the map of Japan. However, these were removed from the pages for the map of Japan in the same collection published in 1972.

The 1972 edition of the map included the new addition of “Diaoyu Island,” etc. on the pages covering the map of China.

1960 edition of Pages with the map of Japan

1960 edition 1960 edition of the World Atlas Collection
From an individual donor

The pages with the map of Japan included the Senkaku Islands

1972 edition of Pages with the map of Japan

1972 edition of Pages with the map of China

1972 edition 1972 edition of the World Atlas Collection

The Senkaku Islands removed from the pages with the map of Japan New inclusion of “Diaoyu Islands,” etc. in the pages with the map of China