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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKoreas (both of em!) condemn Japan before Security Council,
...with China backing them.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South and North Korea displayed rare unity on the U.N. Security Council Wednesday, as they fiercely condemned Japan for history "distortions."
The two Koreas, backed by China, said that Japan's conservative leadership is fully responsible for escalating tensions in Northeast Asia over history and territorial issues.
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His remarks reflected uproar in South Korea over Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine in December and his administration's decision to teach students that Dokdo, a pair of rocky outcroppings in the East Sea, is part of its territory.
The two Koreas, backed by China, said that Japan's conservative leadership is fully responsible for escalating tensions in Northeast Asia over history and territorial issues.
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His remarks reflected uproar in South Korea over Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine in December and his administration's decision to teach students that Dokdo, a pair of rocky outcroppings in the East Sea, is part of its territory.
Source: http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2014/01/30/0200000000AEN20140130000451315.html
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Koreas (both of em!) condemn Japan before Security Council, (Original Post)
Benton D Struckcheon
Jan 2014
OP
This is interesting. But I can't find it posted anywhere but that website. Can you supply a link to
freshwest
Jan 2014
#3
I had nothing personal against the Zulus. It's just that they were on the resources I needed.
DisgustipatedinCA
Jan 2014
#6
dlwickham
(3,316 posts)1. I didn't realize North Korea was a member of the UN
pangaia
(24,324 posts)2. Yes. they are.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)3. This is interesting. But I can't find it posted anywhere but that website. Can you supply a link to
what is being referred to at the link? This paragraph mentions something I did not know existed:
... the U.N. Security Council's "open debate" session with the theme of "War, its Lessons, and the Search for a Permanent Peace..."
TIA.
... the U.N. Security Council's "open debate" session with the theme of "War, its Lessons, and the Search for a Permanent Peace..."
TIA.
Initech
(100,107 posts)4. Man this is just like a real life game of Civilization V.
Phase 1: Explore, conquer, and settle.
Phase 2: Research new technologies
Phase 3: Denounce opponents and form alliances.
DisgustipatedinCA
(12,530 posts)6. I had nothing personal against the Zulus. It's just that they were on the resources I needed.
I've been playing Civilization since Civ2 in the 90's. Civ 5 is a fantastic game.
Initech
(100,107 posts)7. It's pretty much the only game I play any more.
gordianot
(15,245 posts)5. Maybe safe to say Europe learned from the horrors of WWII so the Far East needs to reconsider.
Squabbles over land, oil, ideology, and maps come to no good. I am not sure the United States has learned that lesson.
bananas
(27,509 posts)8. The full article is at globalpost.com
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/yonhap-news-agency/140129/koreas-accuse-japan-history-distortion-at-un
I posted it in LBN after reading your OP and looking for more info: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014713321
I posted it in LBN after reading your OP and looking for more info: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014713321