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[Kuros]

In light of what has been shown, Korea, by which I mean the people of Korea, would be wise to accept equal access to the mineral/gas rights around Dokdo.

However, Korea's politicians (and thus unfortunately the 메스컴 as well) find the Dokdo issue all too useful. However, I do not feel sorry for the Japanese government, here. They deserve this, with their stubborn pandering to their own people with Yakasuni.

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[Ilsanman]

So you admit it's a racial slur but you don't delete it? Good job mods!!!

[contrarian]

It seems to me that the mods are saying that you shouldn't get your politically correct knickers all knotted over something that may or may not be a racial slur.

Why in heaven's name should Korea "share" the potential oil and gas around Dokdo when they can have it all? The "Japanese" are in a similar dispute with the PRC in another area and with the Russians in a third area.

The "Japanese" are still basically imperialistic and ethnocentric to such a degree as would make a Korean blush. They started and lost a major imperialistic war of conquest and there is a price to pay for that perfidy.

We can prattle on about an ICJ intervention. The new, Right of Center, Korean government is even less likely to settle things down, than the former one was.

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[Guri Guy]

Politically correct. What a joke. It is a racial slur, pure and simple. On the same level as "Gook". If "Gook" is censured, so should "Jap".

Thank you for being mature about it though. I respect that.

The reason South Korea should be mature and take this to the ICJ is simply because better relations will be worth much, much more than Dokdo/Takeshima and area will ever be. Mind you, no one ever accused Korean politicians of being long term thinkers.

Here is a good article. I have included the first section. I highly encourage you to read it.

Seoul�s choice: Busan or Takeshima

Posted by ampontan on Monday, July 21, 2008

SOON OR LATE, South Korea will have to choose which paradigm to apply for its relations with Japan. They have two choices, both of which can be represented by geographical entities.

One choice is Busan, a city of more than three million on the southeastern part of the Korean Peninsula. It lies only 140 miles away from Fukuoka City in Kyushu across the Sea of Japan. Kyushu is the southernmost of Japan�s four main islands and has a population of roughly 13 million people.

The other choice is Takeshima, a group of islets in the Sea of Japan claimed by both countries. (The South Koreans call the islets Dokto.) The islets have a combined area of 187,450 square meters, or 46 acres. In contrast, Central Park in New York City covers 843 acres.

The Busan Choice

Cross-strait relations between Busan and Kyushu have thrived for more than a millennium. The interaction between Kyushu and southeastern Korea was so extensive that some scholars in both countries consider the region as a whole to have been one cultural sphere. The sea route between the two areas was the avenue through which Chinese culture entered Japan. Until the end of the 8th century, Kyushu (and the Japanese imperial court) interacted more extensively with the Baekche and Silla kingdoms than it did with the Japanese northeast.

Today Busan is South Korea�s second-largest city and most important port. It is the hub of Korean logistic operations, has an advanced commercial and industrial infrastructure, and is the center of the country�s offshore fishery industries.

Meanwhile, Kyushu accounts for 10% of Japan�s GDP. Standing alone, the region�s GDP exceeds that of both The Netherlands and Australia.

Earlier this month, it seemed as if the South Koreans under new President Lee Myung-bak would put the demagoguery of predecessor Roh Moo-hyun behind them and choose the Busan paradigm. One of Mr. Lee�s campaign promises was to support the creation of a super-regional economic zone that would include both Busan and Kyushu.

http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/seouls-choice-busan-or-takeshima/

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[Guri Guy]

Well, the Japanese Sea lions are already extinct that were on Dokdo/Takeshima.

Soon Dokdo/Takeshima will be paved over too.

I had proposed earlier that it be made into a nature preserve shared by both countries.

Just like the DMZ. I am hoping North and South Korea will come to some agreement about keeping the DMZ as it is in event of reunification.

Not going to happen though...Just a pipe dream....*Sigh*

[contrarian]

Aha! Now I understand it is the environmental movement that guri and nautilis have in mind. We must have all if these nice nature preserves.

Nature preserves don't keep the house warm or feed the kids.

Did it ever occur to you that a very large part of Korea does not want to be nice to the Japanese, for very good reason.

[Guri Guy]

*Sigh* Did you even read the article I posted and linked to?

The economic benefits of South Korea and Japan resolving the issue are many times greater than the resources around Dokdo/Takeshima.

Anyway, keep those hate fires burning.

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