[World Wide Web Reporter Jiang Ailing] According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's ruling Common Democratic Party and the opposition National Power Party unanimously condemned Japan's distortion of history on the 25th "Dokdo Day"(called "Takeshima Day" in Japan) and vowed to transcend party boundaries and take resolute and powerful response measures.

The Communist Party��s chief spokesman, Park Zhang, said: ��Whether historically or geographically or internationally, Kinshasa is an indisputable territory of our country, but Japan continues to repeat its unjust sovereignty over the Kinshasa, attempting to distort history and harm the self-esteem of our people, which is absolutely intolerable.��

"Although I hope that Korea-Japan relations can develop in a future-oriented direction", (Japan) can't continue to talk about friendly relations under the circumstances of groundless sovereignty claims over Dokdo and distorted history. "Park Soo-hyun further stated that protecting Dokdo is a national mission shared by the ruling and opposition parties. The Common Democratic Party will resolutely respond to defending Dokdo's sovereignty.

Park Sung-hoon, the chief spokesman of the National Power, said on the same day that "guarding Dokdo is not only simply guarding the territory, but also guarding the self-esteem of the Republic of Korea." The National Power Party will take a resolute and powerful response to Japan's provocation and provide cross-party support for guarding Dokdo.

The island is located in the eastern waters of the Korean Peninsula, with an area of approximately 0.18 square kilometers. South Korea, North Korea, and Japan claim to have sovereignty over the island. In March 2005, Japan��s island root county parliament passed a regulation to designate February 22 every year as ����u day�� and to hold related events on this day every year from the following year. Currently, South Korea actually controls the island.