China News Service, July 22. According to Yonhap News Agency, on the 22nd local time, the spokesperson of the South Korean Foreign Ministry protested that the Japanese government advocated the disputed islands between Japan and South Korea in the 2022 version of the "Defense White Paper" (called "Dokdo" in South Korea and "Bamboo" in Japan). Island") is Japanese territory, and urges Japan to withdraw its claim immediately.
A spokesman for the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs commented that "Dokdo" is an inherent territory of South Korea in terms of history, geography and international law.
The Japanese government should clearly recognize that repeatedly making inappropriate territorial claims on "Dokdo" is not conducive to building a future-oriented relationship between South Korea and Japan.
The South Korean government reiterates that Japan's unreasonable claims will not have any impact on South Korea's sovereignty over "Dokdo", and the South Korean side will resolutely respond to any provocations initiated by the Japanese side.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea summoned Lim Cheng, Minister of State Affairs of the Japanese Embassy in South Korea, on the morning of the same day.
It is speculated that South Korea's foreign ministry may protest this and ask Japan to withdraw its inappropriate measures.
According to reports, the Japanese government passed the 2022 "Defense White Paper" at a cabinet meeting on the 22nd. This is the 18th consecutive year that Japan has advocated the sovereignty of the disputed islands between Japan and South Korea in the white paper.