Jeonnam Provincial Assemblyman Shin Min-ho: "Remove Japan's Dokdo Territory Marking"

At the 1st regular session of the Jeonnam Provincial Council, Assemblyman Shin Min-ho strongly criticized Japan for marking Dokdo as Japanese territory on the Tokyo Olympics website. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Council

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Shin Min-ho, a member of the Jeonnam Provincial Assembly (Democratic Party of Korea·Suncheon 6), strongly criticized Japan for marking Dokdo as Japanese territory on the Tokyo Olympics website.

According to the Jeonnam Provincial Assembly on the 1st, during the 353rd session's 1st regular meeting, a resolution condemning Japan's territorial claim provocations over Dokdo, which was proposed by Assemblyman Shin Min-ho as the representative, was adopted.

Assemblyman Shin Min-ho pointed out, “South Korea removed Dokdo from the Korean Peninsula flag to uphold the Olympic principle of political neutrality, but the Japanese government did not adhere to this principle.”

He continued, “Japan marking Dokdo as Japanese territory on the Tokyo Olympics website is an absolutely unacceptable act of sovereignty infringement and a foolish act that damages the Olympic spirit, and it must be deleted immediately.”

Furthermore, he added, “During the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), after receiving protests from the Japanese government, recommended removing the Dokdo marking from the Korean Peninsula flag, stating that connecting political issues with sports is inappropriate. Our government accepted the IOC's recommendation and removed the Dokdo marking from the Korean Peninsula flag to uphold the Olympic principle of political neutrality.”

He then stated, “The IOC has abandoned its duty and responsibility of neutrality and is showing a friendly and biased attitude toward the host country, Japan. Marking Dokdo as Japanese territory is an absolutely unacceptable act of sovereignty infringement. We will proclaim to the world that ‘Dokdo is our land’ and strongly respond to the provocations of the Japanese government.”

Meanwhile, Assemblyman Shin Min-ho has been leading efforts to protect Dokdo, including promoting the enactment of the ‘Jeollanam-do Office of Education Dokdo Education Enhancement Ordinance’ and the ‘Jeollanam-do Dokdo Education Support Ordinance’ last March.

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