STORY: Shared experience to help S. Korea, China create better future: S. Korean museum chief
DATELINE: June 25, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:58
LOCATION: Seoul
CATEGORY: POLITICS

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1. various of Independence Hall of Korea
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Korean): HAN SEE-JUN, President of the Independence Hall of Korea
3. various of Independence Hall of Korea
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Korean): HAN SEE-JUN, President of the Independence Hall of Korea
5. various of Independence Hall of Korea
6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Korean): HAN SEE-JUN, President of the Independence Hall of Korea
7. various of Independence Hall of Korea
8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Korean): HAN SEE-JUN, President of the Independence Hall of Korea

STORYLINE:

A South Korean history museum chief said that South Korea and China's shared historical experience in fighting Japanese aggression would hopefully lend wisdom to them for creating a better future.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Korean): HAN SEE-JUN, President of the Independence Hall of Korea
"The background (of the establishment of the memorial hall) was the release of history textbooks in Japan in 1982. The history of invading South Korea was distorted, and such textbooks were published. It caused a great uproar in South Korea. Demonstrations condemning Japan's distorting history erupted throughout the country."

About 1.5 million to 2 million people visit the hall every year. It has become a must-visit place for South Korean students to carry out patriotic study tours.
   
The Independence Hall of Korea has seven exhibition halls, which show the anti-Japanese movement of South Korean independence fighters and the provisional government across the Chinese mainland, as well as Chinese figures and organizations supporting and fighting with the independence fighters from the peninsula.
   
SOUNDBITE 2 (Korean): HAN SEE-JUN, President of the Independence Hall of Korea
"After the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the Chinese government also provided a lot of assistance and support to the South Korean government. The historical sites in those areas are well preserved."
 
SOUNDBITE 3 (Korean): HAN SEE-JUN, President of the Independence Hall of Korea
"South Korean independence fighters met with Chinese revolutionaries, forming deep ties and friendships."

SOUNDBITE 4 (Korean): HAN SEE-JUN, President of the Independence Hall of Korea
"(We should) unite with those countries, and pressure Japan to apologize for the pain caused to South Korea, China and Asia as a whole. These countries need to work together to demand Japan's apology."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Seoul.
(XHTV)