South Korea denounces Japans claims to Dakdo islets

‘South Korea has warned Japan over its renewed claims to the disputed Liancourt Rocks Islands, vowing a firm response against any attempt to challenge Seoul’s “sovereignty” of the islet chain.
On Tuesday, South Korea’s Defense Ministry summoned a military official at the Japanese Embassy to hear Seoul’s protest against the “unjustified territorial claims to” Liancourt Rocks, known as Dokdo in Korea, that was made at Japan’s annual Defense White Paper on Tuesday.
“Korea’s Ministry of National Defense will firmly react against any attempts to infringe upon the sovereignty of the Dokdo Islets, and will seamlessly protect our rights to the Dokdo Islets,” the ministry said in a statement.’
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