Chinese Portal Deletes 'Joseonin' Label for Yun Dong-ju... But Nationality Remains 'China'

Chinese Baidu removes poet Yun Dong-ju's 'Joseonjok' description
Nationality remains 'China'... "Will change through public discussion"

Baidu, China's largest portal site, deleted the description of poet Yun Dong-ju as 'Joseonjok'.

Poet Yun Dong-ju.
Photo by Yonhap News

On the 28th, Professor Seo Kyung-duk of Sungshin Women's University announced through his social media (SNS) that "as a result of reporting the description of poet Yun Dong-ju as 'Joseonjok' both domestically and internationally, this content has been deleted."

He added, "Following the cases of independence activists Yun Bong-gil and Ahn Jung-geun, it is very meaningful that Baidu Encyclopedia has removed the distortion of ethnicity as 'Joseonjok' for poet Yun Dong-ju as well."

He continued, "The description of Ahn Jung-geun as 'Joseonjok' was removed through public discussion last September," and "through continuous protests and public discourse, the 'Joseonjok' label related to Yun Dong-ju has finally been deleted."

China's largest portal site, Baidu, has deleted the designation of poet Yun Dong-ju as a "Joseonjok." However, his nationality is still listed as Chinese.
[Photo by Baidu, captured from Professor Seo Kyung-duk's Facebook]

However, Professor Seo expressed regret that "Yun Dong-ju's nationality is still listed as 'Chinese'," emphasizing, "We will do our best to change the nationality to Korean through ongoing protests and public discourse."

He also stated, "We are conducting a fact-finding investigation on how the nationality and ethnicity of many Korean independence activists introduced on Baidu are described," and "if there are distorted parts based on the results, we will continue to correct them until the end."

Previously, Baidu caused much controversy by listing the nationality of Korean independence activists, including poet Yun Dong-ju and Ahn Jung-geun, as 'Joseonjok.' In response, Professor Seo said, "Does this make Yun Dong-ju and Ahn Jung-geun 'Joseonjok'?" and added, "We will continue to respond firmly against China's historical and cultural distortions."

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