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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
SEOUL, November 18 (Xinhua) — South Korean National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik expressed concern over Japan's perception of history.
Commenting on social media on Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent statement that the Dokdo Islands are Japanese territory both historically and under international law, the parliamentarian noted that the Japanese government has expanded the so-called "territorial sovereignty exhibition hall" in which it promotes its sovereignty over Dokdo.
Since the hall opened in 2018, South Korea has continuously demanded its closure, but Japan recently added an educational space to it in an apparent attempt to instill misconceptions in future generations, Woo Won-sik said.
“For a future-oriented and stable relationship between /South/ Korea and Japan, three solid foundations are necessary: an open look at the painful history, deepening economic cooperation, and partnering for peace on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia,” he emphasized.
The Speaker of the National Assembly announced that this year, the Republic of Korea will hold its own commemoration ceremony for the Korean victims of forced labor in the gold mines of Sado Island, as Japan did not mention forced labor in its memorial address.
South Korean historians claim that Imperial Japan forced several thousand Koreans to perform hard labor in gold mines that were converted into factories to produce military supplies during World War II, when the Korean Peninsula was under Japanese colonial rule.
Woo Won-sik also expressed concern over Japan's recent moves to revise its so-called Peace Constitution. He called such actions unacceptable not only for South Korea but also for all neighboring countries, as they undermine the foundations of the peaceful order in East Asia, turning Japan into a country capable of war.
South Korea has long protested Japan's renewed territorial claims to the disputed islands located between the two countries, which Seoul calls Dokdo and Tokyo calls Takeshima.
The Republic of Korea regained sovereignty over Dokdo after the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from Japanese colonization in 1945. Since then, Seoul has effectively controlled the islands, where a small police force is stationed.
South Koreans view Tokyo's territorial claims to the islands as a denial of colonial history, as the Dokdo Islands were the first territory forcibly occupied by Japan. –0–
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