So again, real geopolitics.
And no, China map itself still marks the Kuril islands in japanese color (with proof in here):
Answer (1 of 10): In short, yes On the maps of China published in different periods, there are different names and labels for the thousand islands. At first, the name of the four northern islands was completely used in Japan. Later, it was added (Russian occupation) after the name of Japan, whic...
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As I have said, geopolitics is complicated, yesterday friends are today enemies and vice versa.