Original title: South Korea held its first military training in Japan this year on Dokdo
Overseas Network, June 7 (South Korea) The Ministry of National Defense announced that it has held its first military training of the year on June 2 in Dokdo (Japanese Takeshima). South Korea holds two military trainings in the waters of Dokdo every year. In response to the strong protests from the Japanese government, the South Korean government responded on the 5th that "Dokdo is clearly our country's inherent territory."
Comprehensive report from TV Asahi Japan and South Korea's "Central Daily News" (Japanese version). The South Korean Ministry of Defense stated that South Korea sent 7-8 ships and 4-5 fighters (including F-15K fighters) to Dokdo to participate in regular military defense training on the 2nd of this month. Taking into account the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, no landing training was implemented this time, reducing the training scale. The South Korean Navy, Air Force, and Marine Police participated in the training.
South Korea holds two military trainings in the "Dokdo" sea area every year. The training on the 2nd is the first time this year. At the same time, the South Korean government announced on the 2nd that it will resort to the World Trade Organization for Japan's export control measures against South Korea, because the South Korean side has been trying its best to improve the management system, but the Japanese side lacks the willingness to resolve trade disputes through dialogue, and the South Korean side is dissatisfied. Emotional accumulation. The Japanese believe that South Korea deliberately chose to hold military training on this day, but the South Korean Ministry of Defense stated: "This has nothing to do with the relationship between Japan and South Korea, but is only a part of regular training."
Regarding this "Dokdo" military training, the Japanese Cabinet Chief Sugai Suga stated that he had lodged a strong protest to South Korea through diplomatic channels. "Takeshima is inherent in Japan in terms of historical facts and international law. Territory, we are very sorry for this." Japan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Asia and Oceania Bureau Takizaki Naruki also called the South Korean Minister in Japan Jin Jinghan in protest on 5th, saying that "Japan cannot accept South Korea’s training on Takeshima. I deeply regret it." .
On the 5th, the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to Japan’s protests, saying: “Dokdo is clearly an inherent territory of our country in terms of history, geography, and international law. Japan’s unsuitable claim to Dokdo will be resolutely returned in the future.” (Overseas Wang Shanning)