Similar to the case of Dokdo, a territorial dispute between Korea and Japan, there is a dispute between China and Japan. The Senkaku Islands are actually controlled by Japan, but nowdays China is claiming its ownership. Before the 20th century it was owned by China. By the way Japan won the wars between Japan and China, and Japan started to govern the Islands. After World War II, Japan didn't get give back the ownership to China.

In the past, these problems were solved through wars, but nowdays are is the period of peace and it is difficult to solve the dispute. We can find hints from the Creme Peninsula case. Finally, strong countries can possess the disputed lands. Therefore, we should grow the power of our nation.

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Using "the" with countries:
1) Groups of islands
2) Names with common nouns
--When you write the name of a country, think to yourself: is it a group of islands or is there a common noun in the name? Then write it down.

Also, "to get back at someone" is to take revenge on someone
--> My sister ruined my favorite shirt she borrowed, but I got back at her by ruining her favorite pants.
--> Be careful of Derrick. He'll get you back if you do something bad to him.