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December 25, 2013

China, Koreas in modern conflict over ancient kingdom
Jian, China (AFP) Dec 23, 2013
Centuries ago Kwanggaet'o the Great ruled over a mighty empire stretching from south of Seoul deep into Manchuria in China's northeast, but his Koguryo dynasty is now at the centre of a historical tug-of-war. He is revered as a Korean national hero on both sides of the divided peninsula, while Chinese attempts to claim Koguryo as its own have provoked fury among its neighbours. One of Koguryo's capitals, now the modern Chinese city of Jian, stands on the Yalu river on the frontier between China ... read more

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