evidence: Moreover, after the incorporation of the Islands into the Japanese territory in 1895, although China appeared to have recognized that the activities of the Japanese were growing conspicuous, Japan effectively controlled the Senkaku Islands. [...] The PRC asserts that the Treaty of Shimonoseki was concluded as a result of the Sino-Japanese War, and the Senkaku Islands were "ceded" to Japan as the "islands appertaining or belonging to…Formosa." However, it was in April 1895 that the Sino-Japanese War was ended, while the incorporation of the Senkaku Islands into Japan’s territory was three months prior, and thus, the Senkaku Islands were already Japan’s territory at the time of the conclusion of the Treaty.