Park warns of unification 'by N.Korea' without textbook changes

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Park warns of unification ‘by N.Korea’ without textbook changes

South Korean president says current textbooks legitimate N.Korea, hinder national pride

Jiwon Song April 27, 2016

Park warns of unification ‘by N.Korea’ without textbook changes

President_Park_Geun_hye_Children_Day_03 by KOREA.NET - Official page of the Republic of Korea on 2015-05-05 11:00:46

South Korean President Park Geun-hye said that the Korean Peninsula would be unified “by North Korea” and “for North Korea” if public school students do not learn history with state-sponsored textbooks.

Park stressed history education and unification on Tuesday during a meeting with South Korean media. Park said that some present history textbooks “approve the legitimacy of the North Korean regime,” promoting unification of the Korean Peninsula under North Korean terms.

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