Giant Korean flag unfurled on Dokdo in video for Dokdo Day

A drone video released for Dokdo Day shows 70 Koreans unfurling a giant Taegeukgi on Dokdo, promoting the East Sea islets to foreign tourists.

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A giant Taegeukgi is unfurled at a pier on Dongdo, the eastern islet of Dokdo, on June 28. The image is a screen capture from a video released by Sungshin Women's University professor Seo Kyoung-duk on Oct. 25.

A video showing a giant Korean national flag on Dokdo was released Sunday to mark Dokdo Day, a social media post showed.

The 60-second drone video shows 70 Koreans unfurling a Taegeukgi measuring 30 by 20 meters (98 by 66 feet) at a pier on Dongdo, Dokdo's eastern islet, in June, according to Seo Kyoung-duk, a professor at Sungshin Women's University in Seoul.

The video also features scenes of the Dokdo islets in the East Sea and encourages foreign tourists to visit as part of a global promotional campaign for Dokdo.

Korea maintains that Dokdo is its territory historically, geographically and under international law, and categorically rejects Japan's claim to the islets.

Korea maintains a small police detachment on Dokdo, where it exercises effective control.



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