South Korea issued a strong protest against Japan’s territorial claim over disputed islands made in a national security strategy released on Friday, December 16.
territorial claim over disputed islands made in a national security strategy released on Friday, December 16, while cautiously responding to Tokyo’s plans for an unprecedented military buildup.
South Korea’s foreign ministry on Friday demanded an immediate removal of the territorial claims from Japan’s national strategy documents, saying in a statement that the move did nothing to help “building a future-oriented relationship” between the two countries. The islands known as Dokdo in Korea and Takeshima in Japan are controlled by Seoul with a small contingent of coast guards.
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