China News Service, June 12, according to Korean media reports, on the 11th local time, the South Korean government stated that the Japanese Self-Defense Forces propaganda film mislabeled the disputed islands between Korea and Japan (Korean called "Dokdo" and Japan called "Takeshima"). Outcry.

  According to reports, the Ministry of Defense of Japan’s Integrated Staff Supervision Department recently uploaded promotional videos on social accounts such as "Twitter", including a picture marked "Takeshima Territory Issue" on the map.

  An official from the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that "Dokdo" is an inherent territory of South Korea in terms of history, geography, and international law. The government will, as always, resolutely respond to Japanese misconduct and has expressed regret and protest to Japan through diplomatic channels.

  According to previous reports, the island is located in the eastern waters of the Korean Peninsula, with an area of ​​about 0.18 square kilometers, and is currently under actual control of South Korea.

Since 2005, Japan has claimed sovereignty over it for 16 consecutive years.

  On July 14, 2020, the Japanese government convened a cabinet meeting to pass the 2020 edition of the Defense White Paper.

The South Korean side strongly protested against the content of the white paper claiming disputed island sovereignty, and requested the Japanese side to immediately withdraw the claim.

  Recently, the island dispute between Korea and Japan has been escalating.

On May 28, 2021, the Korean Foreign Minister Jeong Yi-yong said that he would take strong measures as far as possible regarding the fact that "Dokdo" was marked as Japanese territory on the map of the official website of the Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan.

  On the same day, at the plenary meeting of the Foreign Affairs Unification Committee of the Korean National Assembly, Jeong Yi-yong stated that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly protested to the Japanese side on this issue, and emphasized that “any wrongdoing by the Japanese side regarding Dokdo will not be tolerated in the future.

  On June 1, the Director of the Asia-Pacific Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea summoned the Minister General of the Japanese Embassy in South Korea, Ma Hiroshang, to protest against the Tokyo Olympic Games’ official website marking the disputed islands between South Korea and Japan as Japanese territory.