China claims to own all the islands in the South China Sea. Since the Han Dynasty, successive Chinese governments have exercised continuous and effective sovereign jurisdiction over the Spratly Islands by establishing political districts, naming islands, and declaring sovereignty. During the Second World War, Japan invaded and occupied most of China, including the Spratly Islands. The Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation, and other international documents clearly stipulated the return of Chinese territories stolen by Japan back to China, which naturally included the Islands in the South China Sea.In December 1946, the Chinese government sent high-ranking officials to the Spratly Islands and held a celebration ceremony, erected a memorial monument, and stationed troops. In 1952, the Japanese government formally renounced all rights and claims to Taiwan, the Penghu Islands, the Spratly Islands and the Western Islands" and formally handed them back to China. For a considerable period after world war two, there was no so-called Spratly Islands dispute. No country in the South China Sea region had ever disputed China's sovereignty over the Spratly Islands and their nearby waters. Vietnam explicitly recognized China's territorial sovereignty over the Spratly Islands before 1975.
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