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| China-Japan-Koreas |
| DPRK protests against Japan's claim to disputed islet |
| 2008-07-30 |
| (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) condemned the Japanese authorities' claim to Tok Islet as "robber act," the official news agency KCNA reported Tuesday. A spokesman for the History Society of the DPRK said Tuesday that "this clearly proves that the moves of Japan to grab Tok Islet, part of inviolable territory of Korea, have reached the phase of its implementation." "The Korean people will never allow Japan to realize its anachronistic ambition for overseas aggression but mete out a resolute and merciless punishment to it in case it violates the sovereignty and dignity of the DPRK even a bit," it added. The islet is called Tok in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese. Both nations claimed the islet part of their territory. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 How about the standard oriental "grab all you can anytime you can" mentality Redneck Jim. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-07-30 14:59 |
| #4 Fishing rights? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-07-30 09:59 |
| #3 Anyhow, paragraph 3 clearly indicates they put a top-notch ranter on the job. I kind of miss the old school 'capitalist running dogs' rants myself, but that one's not too bad, given what we've seen from them recently. |
| Posted by: Raj 2008-07-30 08:36 |
| #2 It's usually a matter of territorial waters. |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2008-07-30 06:50 |
| #1 Hmmm: "Minuscule island (or rocks) lost in Japan Sea between Japanese Oki island and Korean Ullungdo island. Though owing no trees and no waters, it has become the subject of a bitter political dispute between Japan and South Korea. It has been under de facto control of Korean army since 1952. Its total surface is 0.2 km2." So why are the Norks chiming in at this late date? Anyhow, paragraph 3 clearly indicates they put a top-notch ranter on the job. |
| Posted by: Slusons Barnsmell1581 2008-07-30 02:41 |