[South Korea] A "library raid" project has begun to destroy or correct any books in university libraries that refer to "Takeshima" or "Sea of Japan" [10/25]★2
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(Korean magazine) "Asia Keizai"
Someone has launched a "library raid." Their target is foreign books that refer to "Takeshima" or "Sea of Japan." It's "Takeshima Day," October 25, 2011. We met with Ko Chang-geun (pictured), chairman of the International Solidarity for the Protection of Dokdo, who is currently running a project known as the "Library Raid Incident," which seeks to destroy or correct the contents of the above-mentioned foreign books in university libraries in South Korea.
October 25th is the day in 1900 when Emperor Gojong issued Royal Decree No. 41, clearly establishing Dokdo as South Korean territory. However, five years later, Japan declared Dokdo to be uninhabited, renamed it Takeshima, and incorporated it into Shimane Prefecture. Since then, Western countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom have begun circulating maps featuring the names Takeshima and Sea of Japan.
And so, over the course of more than 100 years, these names have been solidified as fact in major documents and maps around the world. Given this reality, Koh believes that vague slogans alone are insufficient to protect Dokdo, which is why he has changed the names "Takeshima" and "Sea of Japan" to "Dokdo" and "Sea of Japan" (presumably a misspelling of "East Sea") in geographically-accomplished maps and academic journals published by world-renowned publishers like Oxford University and Harvard Press.
But the reality isn't so simple. He has sent official letters of cooperation to the presidents of 32 universities, including Seoul National University, Yonsei University, and Korea University, requesting a response, but no universities have yet offered any significant assistance.
"Change must begin with the universities that attract the most elite. 80% of the foreign books in Korea's university libraries are written as 'Takeshima' and 'Sea of Japan,'" Koh says angrily. With the recent influx of international students from China, Vietnam, and other countries, he believes that the English books they read should teach them that 'Dokdo is our land,' which is why he won't give up on his library raid project.
Another method he proposed for permanently preserving Dokdo under its effective control was education. He believed that if Japan were to ideologically arm its middle school students through education, we should counter it through university education. Chairman Ko explained the reason why the International Coalition for the Protection of Dokdo is running the Dokdo Academy.
Song Min-hyun (27, majoring in economics at Seoul National University), who completed his 20th Dokdo Academy course, said, "Through the territorial theory education at Dokdo Academy, I understood Japan's ambitions. The chances of Japan filing a lawsuit for the return of Dokdo to an international court don't seem all that high, but when you consider that the US designated Dokdo as a 'territorially undesignated area and disputed area' in 2008, it seems clear that Japanese politics are constantly trying to influence the issue."
Lee Seong-gyu (21, Yonsei University, Business Administration Department), who completed the 20th academy course with Song, also said, "Japan is distorting middle school history textbooks and injecting its own logic into young people. Our country must also strengthen the education of young students."
Source: Asia Economy (Korean)
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