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Thu, October 5, 2023 | 08:56
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Georgia legislature backs 'East Sea'
美조지아주 상원, '동해명기' 결의안 만장일치 통과 한반도 동쪽바다 '동해'로 명기…`명칭분쟁' 사전 검토
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U.S. State of Georgia Sen. David Shafer, center, and Kim He-beom, fourth from left, Korea's consul general in Atlanta, hold a resolution at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday along with other officials representing Korean-American communities. Under the resolution, the Georgia Senate decided to use the East Sea as the name for the body of water between Korea and Japan.   / Yonhap
U.S. State of Georgia Sen. David Shafer, center, and Kim He-beom, fourth from left, Korea's consul general in Atlanta, hold a resolution at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday along with other officials representing Korean-American communities. Under the resolution, the Georgia Senate decided to use the East Sea as the name for the body of water between Korea and Japan. / Yonhap

By Kim Tae-gyu


The U.S. state of Georgia legislature passed a resolution Wednesday in which it will identify the waters between Korea and Japan as the "East Sea," as well as "Sea of Japan."

The Georgia Senate unanimously passed the resolution, which was tabled by Sen. David Shafer of the Republican Party who has cooperated with Kim He-beom, Korea's consul general in Atlanta.

The measure, although non-binding, marks back-to-back victories for Korea, which has promoted the use of the East Sea, after the Virginia Senate also came up with a similar measure last week.

The resolution stated that the Korean Peninsula is "bound by its East and West Seas." It also noted that Korea is "one of the strongest allies and closest trading partners of the United States."

"In my opinion, the recent movements of Japan, which tilt further to the right, appear to have prompted the U.S. to make efforts to check it as showcased by the Georgia and Virginia cases," said Prof. Shin Yul at Myongji University.

"Similar actions are expected to take place in the U.S. down the road unless Japan changes its attitudes."

Another professor at a Seoul university concurred.

"The size of Japanese American constituents is larger than that of Korean American one. Hence, the politicians are typically tempted to represent the former," said the professor who asked not to be named.

"But Georgia lawmakers opted in favor of Korean Americans. I think the reason is because they care more about truth instead of politics. That is also the case for Virginia."

The Georgia legislation came just before the Virginia House votes on a similar bill in the Senate version. If the House approves it and Gov. Terry McAuliffe signs it, it will go into effect on July 1.

Then, any new textbooks procured for Virginia schools should indicate that the Sea of Japan is also known as the East Sea.

Regarding the Sea of Japan label as a remnant of the militarist Japan over its brutal rule of the Korean Peninsula (1910-45), Koreans have staged campaigns to use the East Sea label.

From the perspective of Koreans, of concern is that Japan is pulling out all the stops to prevent Virginia from forging ahead with the use of East Sea together with the Sea of Japan.

After the unprecedented vote in the Senate, Japan dispatched its ambassador to the U.S. Kenichiro Sasae to Richmond for a sit-down with Gov. McAuliffe as well as some legislative leaders.

Japan also hired multiple high-priced lobbyists so that Virginia would not make a final decision against the island country, one of the state's largest trading partners.

Rumors were reported that Japan threatened to reduce its trade with Virginia or get its companies to pull out of the state.

Thus far, McAuliffe is not expected to veto the bill if the House approves it because he announced his agreement with it during the elections. But fresh worries surfaced of late that he might not to abide by it in the face of strong pressure from Japan.


美조지아주 상원, '동해명기' 결의안 만장일치 통과 한반도 동쪽바다 '동해'로 명기…`명칭분쟁' 사전 검토



미국 조지아주 의회가 한반도의 동쪽 바다를 '동해'(East Sea)로 명기한 결의안을 전격 처리했다.

조지아주 상원은 28일(현지시간) 오전 전체회의를 열고 한국의 영토로 동해를 기술한 상원결의안(SR) 798호를 만장일치로 통과시켰다.

결의는 한반도는 '동해와 서해(East and West Seas)를 그 경계로 하는 한민족 조상 전래의 고장'으로, 한국은 '미국의 가장 강력한 동맹국의 일원이자 가장 가까운 교역 상대국의 하나'라고 각각 기술했다.

결의는 '이에 조지아주 상원은 미국과 한국의 유대를 공고히 할 것'이라면서 '이를 위해 조지아주 국무장관으로 하여금 김희범 애틀랜타총영사에게 결의안을 전달하는 권한을 부여한다'고 덧붙였다.

상원은 결의안 채택에 앞서 한일 간 동해 표기 논란에 대해 자료 검토 작업을 한 것으로 알려졌다.

결의안은 조지아주 상원의 의장직을 대행하는 공화당의 데이비드 셰이퍼 상원의원이 김 총영사와 막후 협의를 거쳐 지난 24일 단독 발의했다.

셰이퍼 의원은 연합뉴스 기자와 만나 '삼면이 바다인 한반도를 소개하면서 왼쪽 바다는 서해, 오른쪽 바다는 동해라는 것을 정확히 기술한 것뿐'이라며 '상원은 한국 역사와 한미관계에 관한 정보를 갖고 있으며, 그 중 하나로 한민족의 기원과 한반도 영토 및 영해를 적어 넣은 것'이라고 설명했다.

그는 '다만 (동해표기를 둘러싼) 국제분쟁을 염두에 둔 것은 아니다'고 덧붙였다.

김 총영사는 '셰이퍼 의원이 내게 결의안 추진 의사를 밝힌 것은 지난해 11월'이라며 '정초에 다시 만나서 '꼭 처리해달라'고 부탁했다'고 말했다.

셰이퍼 의원은 김 총영사의 추천으로 지난해 10월 한국을 방문해 외교부 고위 관계자들과 만났으며, 그 과정에서 과거사 문제 등에 관한 의견을 듣고 결의안 추진을 결심한 것으로 전해졌다.

셰이퍼 의원은 조지아주 의회에서 친한파를 대표하는 인사로 지난해에는 김 총영사와 손잡고 한국 국민에 한해 까다로운 체류신분 확인과 필기·실기 시험 없이 주 운전면허증을 발급해주는 법률을 제정하는데 앞장서기도 했다.

한 당국자는 '주 의회도 동해표기 문제에 대한 일본의 입장을 의식하는 상황'이라며 '문맥상 필요가 없는데도 결의안에 '동해'를 넣은 것은 그만큼 한국에 대한 조지아주 정치권의 신뢰와 애정이 깊다는 것을 보여주려는 의도'라고 말했다.

조지아주 의회에서 결의는 특정 사안이나 현안에 대한 의원 다수 견해를 외부에 알릴 필요가 있을 때 사용된다.

법적 구속력은 없지만 관계 법안 논의에 상당한 영향력을 미치기 때문에 동해 표기와 위안부 문제에 관한 법안이 제출될 경우 구속력을 발휘할 것으로 예상된다.

김 총영사는 '결의안 첫머리에 한반도 동해가 'East Sea'라고 못박은 것에 주목하고 있다'며 '앞으로 동해 표기 문제를 놓고 우리가 미국 내 여론을 주도해나가는 데 큰 영향을 미칠 것'이라고 기대했다.



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