Fishery Dispute between Korea and Japan

Introduction: the Japanese government officially informed South Korea on the 23rd of its decision to terminate the implementation of the fisheries agreement concluded between Japan and South Korea The South Korean government reacted strongly to this In a meeting with reporters quite a day ago, Liu Zongxia said that Japan's practice was "unfriendly" and announced that it would take corresponding retaliatory measures Diplomatic frictions between South Korea and Japan over the fisheries agreement have intensified The Korea Japan fisheries agreement was signed in 1965 According to the agreement, Japan allows South Korean fishing boats to fish on the sidelines of the Japanese territorial sea Even if there is cross-border fishing, Japan only informs the South Korean government and does not directly intervene There are abundant fishery resources along the West Sea and Hokkaido coast of Japan, which is very beneficial to the fishing of the South Korean fishing boats with not advanced equipment at that time However, after that, the fishermen of the two countries often have disputes over fishing In order to alleviate the fishermen's disputes, the two governments signed the autonomous regulations on fishing operations in 1980, and drew a line of mutual self-discipline However, due to the territorial jurisdiction of Dokdo (known as "Bamboo Island" in Japan), the two sides have different opinions on the establishment of "provisional waters" around the island Although the two sides have negotiated for 10 times since May 1996, no final agreement has been reached, and the incident of Japan seizing the South Korean fishing boat has occurred from time to time This time, the Japanese side decided to terminate the implementation of the Korea Japan fisheries agreement, aiming to reopen the fisheries negotiations with the incoming Kim Dae Jung government, and strive to conclude a new fisheries agreement within one year after the issuance of the termination notice Although South Korean public opinion expressed dissatisfaction with Japan's decision, it did not want to cause excessive deterioration of diplomatic relations between South Korea and Japan due to the fact that the new government has not been formally established and the country still needs Japan's financial support.