Liuchiu

proper noun

1. alternative Alternative form of Liuqiu (Ryukyu, Japan) Thirdly, that their right to the sovereignty of Liuchiu was formally acknowledged by China in 1874, by the payment of an indemnity to Japan for the slaughter of the shipwrecked Liuchiuans by the Formosan savages. To this we may add the pregnant fact that no protest was offered by the Chinese to the
2. alternative Alternative form of Liuqiu (rural township of Taiwan) A serious dengue fever outbreak in Taiwan Area was reported in 1942 during the Second World War. Everyone now aged 60 years and above was probably infected. For years after the retrocession, no cases were reported. In 1981, however, an outbreak of type II dengue fever swept through Pingtung's Liuchi
3. alternative Alternative form of Liuqiu (island of Taiwan) Since 1974, the Taiwan power Co. has launched a series of power plant construction projects on offshore islands including Liuchiu in Pingtung County, Chimei and Wounan in Penghu, Green Island in Taitung, and most recently Orchid island, also in Taitung.