Where Dokdo belongs to?

The Alliance getting worse

The diplomatic issue over two countires is now the hottest pot not only to both countries, but to the East Asia. Dokdo is a serious symbol to Koreans as the independence from Japan's colonial rule. As far as I know, Japan has no right to claim the sovereignty of rocky Dokdo islands just for its fisheries. The Korea government has changed its attitude from passivism to enthusiastic diplomacy which is completely late. However, I just don't understand what is Japan's intention. There is something behind! How come Japanese say they have a feeling of closeness to South Korean people while their government declared "Takeshima(Dokdo is called Takeshima by Japanese government) Day"? How come Japanese Education Minister Nakayama told us he does not hope to pour cold water on the deepening of friendly relations while he has been leading to publish the new distorted history textbooks on Japan's colonial rule over South Korea? Korea government has been looking on this controversy as a spectator for too long time. It is even taking the compensation issue for war victims back on the table. Shouldn't it be enough already? Now it's a time to focus on Dokdo's controversy, not the old-tailed excuse.

We don't have to watch the one man setting himself on fire to express his anger to Japan government(not to Japanese, but to Japan government. In fact, Japanese people haven't got enough interest in this issue.) in front of the Japan Embassy in Seoul.
Emotions and diplomacy, can they never go together?


Read this -> http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2005/03/19/200503190021.asp