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{{Short description|Historical region of Jilin, China}}
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'''Jiandao''' or '''Chientao''', known in Korean as '''Gando''' or '''Kando''', is a historical border region along the north bank of the [[Tumen River]] in [[Jilin|Jilin Province]], Northeast China, that has a high population of ethnic Koreans. The word "Jiandao", literally "Middle Island", originally referred to a shoal in Tumen River between today's Chuankou Village, Kaishantun in [[Longjing, Jilin|Longjing]], Jilin, China, and Chongsŏng, [[Onsong County]], in North Korea. The island was an important landmark for immigrants from the [[Korea|Korean Peninsula]] looking to settle across the river. As the number of immigrants increased, the area covered by the name "Jiandao" gradually changed to reflect the areas of Korean settlement.<ref>{{cite journal|author=李花子|title=试析1907—1909年日本界定的"间岛"地理范围|journal=近代史研究|year=2017|language=zh}}</ref>

In the early 20th century, an expanding [[Empire of Japan|Japanese Empire]] argued that [[Koreans in China|ethnic Koreans]] living in this area should be placed under its jurisdiction. As one of its first set of attempts to annex northeast China and conquer other parts of mainland China, Imperial Japanese forces in [[Korea]] invaded Jiandao in 1907, but Japan withdrew its forces to Korea in 1909 and, under diplomatic pressure from China, recognized the border along Tumen River that had existed before the invasion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jlplib.com.cn/szzy/dbkrljdzs/xgsj/201101/t20110118_12781.htm |title=Jiandao Incident 间岛事件始末 |access-date=2011-06-22 |archive-date=2012-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317061439/http://www.jlplib.com.cn/szzy/dbkrljdzs/xgsj/201101/t20110118_12781.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In China, Yanbian is the name used, and Jiandao is not used, due to the latter's association with Japanese colonial occupation. Both [[North Korea]] and South Korea recognize the region as a part of the People's Republic of China, but there are some [[Liberalism in South Korea|liberal]] and [[left-wing nationalist]] elements in South Korea that endorse the idea that the region should be a part of modern-day Korea. These groups claim what happened in Jiandao between 1907 and 1909 (Japan's invasion and subsequent withdrawal) was an illegal transfer of Korean territory between Japan and China.{{NoteTag|[[Conservatism in South Korea|Conservatives in South Korea]] are less interested in Jiandao than liberals and leftists, which has something to do with [[Anti-Korean sentiment#Within Korea|anti-North sentiment]] (반북). This is because if the area is attributed to Korea, it is likely to be attributed to North Korea, not South Korea.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.weekly.khan.co.kr/view.html?med_id=weekly&artid=201207311747061&code=124&code=124&artid=201207311747061#c2b | title=&#91;2030세상읽기&#93;한국엔 왜 파시즘 정당이 없을까 | date=7 August 2012 }}</ref>}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hnn.us/articles/21617.html|title=Korea China text book argument}}</ref>

== History ==
Many different states and tribes succeeded each other in ruling the area during ancient times. These included [[Buyeo]], [[Goguryeo]], and Goguryeo's successor state [[Balhae]]. Goguryeo, one of the [[Three Kingdoms of Korea]], controlled northern Korea and southern Manchuria, including the territory known as Gando/Jiandao. Balhae was a state that existed in the area during the [[Tang dynasty]] in China and the [[Unified Silla]] period in Korea. China emphasizes Balhae's temporary tributary relationship to the Tang, while Korea emphasizes that Balhae was a successor state and a cultural extension of Goguryeo.

Balhae was destroyed by the [[Khitan people|Khitan]] [[Liao dynasty]] in 926, and was formally annexed in 936. Over the next nine to ten centuries the region was administered by the [[Liao dynasty|Liao]] (Khitans), [[Jin dynasty (1115–1234)|Jin]] ([[Jurchen people|Jurchens]]), [[Yuan dynasty|Yuan]] ([[Mongols]]), [[Ming dynasty|Ming]], and then the [[Qing dynasty|Qing]].

In 1712, the border between Qing and Joseon was formally demarcated. For years, Qing officials did not allow people to move to [[Manchuria|Northeastern China]], as they believed that should a [[Han Chinese|Han]] majority government rise again in parts of China south of the Great Wall, the Manchus could then retreat to their original homeland. [[Joseon]] officials also did not allow its subjects to move to Northeastern China. These governmental regulations, along with the general marshy nature of the area, left these lands north of the [[Tumen River]] relatively undeveloped; and the region was sparsely populated by Manchu tribes for a long time. Qing officials regularly inspected this region and occasional Korean intruders were detained and sent back to Korea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldvil.com/bbs/board.php?bo_table=China_Korea_History&wr_id=103&page=|title=Information on Jiandao|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504000824/http://www.worldvil.com/bbs/board.php?bo_table=China_Korea_History|archive-date=2008-05-04}}</ref> However, by the late 19th century, peasants in northern Korea were migrating to northeast China to flee famine and poverty. More arrived as refugees when Japanese forces entered Korea in 1894 during the [[First Sino-Japanese War]].

From 1901, the [[Korean Empire]] prepared to take control of Jiandao. In 1901, Korean General [[Yi Hak-gyun]], the American advisor to Emperor Gojong [[William F. Sands]], and Captain G. Payeur were sent to observe Jiandao.<ref name=":0" /> The French envoy, [[Victor Collin de Plancy]], reported that the Korean government would benefit by taxing Jiandao's inhabitants, and would increase jobs and influence by sending officials there. He also reported that the Russian legation opposed an invasion because this might lead to the loss of Russian territory.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=한국사데이터베이스 |url=http://db.history.go.kr/item/level.do?itemId=hk&levelId=hk_019r_0010_0700&types=r |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=db.history.go.kr}}</ref> In 1901, Korea deployed police in Jiandao, and this continued until 1906.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Records of the Japanese Embassy in Korea |title=(357) [間島 재주 한국인의 재판관할 청국 측 관행에 관한 報告] |url=https://db.history.go.kr/item/level.do?itemId=jh&levelId=jh_092r_0090_3570&types=r |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=db.history.go.kr}}</ref> The Korean Government sent [[:ko:이범윤|Yi Beom-yun]], who was not part of the [[Imperial Korean Army]], to Jiandao as a observer in 1903.<ref>{{Cite web |title=세계한민족문화대전 |url=http://www.okpedia.kr/Contents/ContentsView?localCode=cis&contentsId=GC95300483 |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=www.okpedia.kr}}</ref> In Jiandao, Yi established Sa-po dae, which was a militia consisting of both a [[Righteous armies|righteous army]], and Imperial Korean Army. This army fought against Japan during the [[Russo-Japanese War]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=이범윤(李範允)|url=http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0044372 |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=[[Encyclopedia of Korean Culture]]}}</ref> In 1904, the Japanese embassy in Korea reported the Korean government as claiming that there was no document that explicitly recorded Jiandao as part of the Qing territory.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Records of the Japanese Embassy in Korea |title=(20) [間島 문제에 관한 淸國 주재 內田 公使의 보고서 사본 轉送 件] |url=https://db.history.go.kr/item/level.do?setId=615&totalCount=615&itemId=jh&synonym=off&chinessChar=on&page=1&pre_page=1&brokerPagingInfo=&types=r&searchSubjectClass=&position=22&levelId=jh_022r_0140_0200&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%E9%96%93%E5%B3%B6&searchKeywordConjunction=AND |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=db.history.go.kr}}</ref>

After the Russo-Japanese War, Japan began the process that led to the formal annexation of Korea. In 1905, the Korean Empire [[Eulsa Treaty|became]] a [[protectorate]] of the [[Empire of Japan]], effectively losing diplomatic rights, and was annexed to Imperial Japan in 1910. In the early 20th century, Korean immigration to Manchuria steadily increased, either from refugees fleeing Japanese rule, or from encouragement of emigration by the [[Korea under Japanese rule|Japanese government of Korea]] for the purposes of developing that territory. Some local Chinese governments welcomed the Korean immigrants, as they were a source of skilled labor.

In the meantime, Japan began to expand into northeast China. One of the regions the Japanese targeted was Jiandao (known in Korean as Gando). The Japanese claimed that Jiandao included territory of four counties (Yanji, Wangqing, Helong, and Hunchun) of Jilin Province. The Japanese further claimed ethnic Koreans living in this region should be placed under the jurisdiction of Imperial Japan.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cumings |first1=Bruce |title=The Korean war: a history |date=2011 |publisher=Random House Inc |location=New York (N.Y.) |isbn=978-0812978964 |page=141 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41350097 |access-date=13 October 2024}}</ref>

The Japanese first infiltrated Jiandao in April 1907 to collect information and data. On August 7, 1907, Japanese troops invaded Jiandao and claimed that the "Jiandao Issue" was "unsettled" (see: [[Gando Massacre]]).

In the [[Gando Convention]] of 1909, Japan affirmed territorial rights of the Qing over Jiandao after the Chinese foreign ministry issued a thirteen-point refutation asserting its rightful ownership. Japan agreed to withdraw its invading troops back to Korea in two months. The treaty also contained provisions for the protection and rights of ethnic Koreans under Chinese rule. Nevertheless, there were large Korean settlements and the area remained under significant Japanese influence.

Despite the agreement, Koreans in Jiandao continued to be a source of friction between the Chinese and Japanese governments. Japan maintained that all ethnic Koreans were Japanese nationals, subject to Japanese jurisdiction and law, and demanded rights to police the area. The Qing and subsequent local Chinese governments insisted on its territorial sovereignty over the region.<ref name="esselstrom">{{cite journal | author=Erik W. Esselstrom | title=Rethinking the Colonial Conquest of Manchuria: The Japanese Consular Police in Jiandao, 1909–1937 | journal=Modern Asian Studies | year=2000 | volume=39 | issue=1 | pages=39–75|url=http://journals.cambridge.org/bin/bladerunner?REQUNIQ=1120901689&REQSESS=5073687&118200REQEVENT=&REQINT1=288800&REQAUTH=0 | doi=10.1017/S0026749X04001398| s2cid=145309281 | url-access=subscription }}</ref>

After the [[Mukden Incident]] of 1931, the Japanese military (the Kwantung Army) invaded Manchuria. Between 1931 and 1945, [[Manchuria]] was under the control of [[Manchukuo]], a Japanese puppet state. From 1934 the area formed a new Jiandao Province of Manchukuo after the old Jilin Province was split into [[Binjiang Province|Binjiang]], Jiandao, and a rump Jilin. This period saw the initiation of a new wave of Korean immigration, as the Japanese government actively encouraged (or forced) Korean settlement in order to colonize and develop the region. The Japanese also moved to suppress resistance in the region. Within three and half years (from September 1931 to March 1935), Japanese regular forces and police murdered 4,520 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.chinabaike.com/index.php?doc-view-44215.html |title=Jiandao Incident and Jiandao Convention 间岛事件和间岛协约 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708144539/http://wiki.chinabaike.com/index.php?doc-view-44215.html |archive-date=2011-07-08 }}</ref> During and after the 1930s, many ethnic Koreans in the region joined the Chinese Communist Party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aasianst.org/absts/2004abst/Japan/sessions.htm|title=AAS Annual Meeting|access-date=2009-06-27|archive-date=2008-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081112024236/http://www.aasianst.org/absts/2004abst/Japan/sessions.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In December 1938, a counterinsurgency unit called the [[Gando Special Force]] was organized by the Japanese [[Kwantung Army]] to combat communist guerrillas within the region. The commander of this battalion-size force was Japanese. Historian Philip Jowett noted that during the Japanese occupation of Manchuria, the Gando Special Force "earned a reputation for brutality and was reported to have laid waste to large areas which came under its rule."<ref>{{cite book |author=Philip S. Jowett |title=Rays of the Rising Sun |year=2004 |publisher=Helion & Company Limited |location=West Midlands |pages=34}}</ref>

On 1 October 1943, Jiandao Province was incorporated as a district in the [[Dongman Consolidated Province]]. This district was itself abolished on 28 May 1945, and Jiandao was once again a province.

After [[World War II]] and the liberation of Korea, many Korean expatriates in the region moved back to Korea, but a significant number remained in Manchuria; descendants of these people form much of the Korean ethnic minority in China today. The area was first nominally part of the [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|Republic of China]]'s new [[Songjiang Province]], but with the communist seizure of power in 1949, Sonjiang's borders were changed and Jiandao became part of [[Jilin]].

The area is now the [[Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture]] in Jilin.

== Boundary claims ==
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The claims by some of the Korean [[irredentism|irredentists]] over Gando stem from what is perceived as an ambiguity in the original Sino-Korean boundary agreement.

After several attempts by the [[Kangxi Emperor]] to negotiate the issue, in 1712 the Joseon of Korea and Qing of China agreed to delineate the boundaries of the two countries at the [[Yalu River|Yalu]] and [[Tumen River|Tumen]] rivers. The Qing delegation was led by Mukedeng, and the Joseon delegation was led by Pak Kwon. The two held a joint commission to survey and demarcate the boundaries between the two states. Efforts were taken to locate the sources of the Yalu and Tumen rivers on [[Baekdu Mountain]]. Owing to Pak's age, they agreed for Mukedeng's team to ascend the summit alone. Mukedeng's team quickly identified the source of the Yalu, but identification for the Tumen proved more complicated. At last a spot was decided, and a [[stele]] was erected as a boundary marker. Over the next year, a fence was built to demarcate the areas where the Tumen river ran underground.

Pak Kwon was instructed by the Joseon government to retain all territory south of the Yalu and Tumen rivers, a goal he accomplished. However, some Korean officials lamented the loss of claims on areas north of the river and criticized Pak Kwon for not accompanying Mukedeng to the summit. The territorial claims stem from the territories held by Goguryeo and Balhae. Nonetheless, the border remained uncontentious for the next 150 years. Cross-border movements were forbidden, and was punishable by death after trespassers were detained and repatriated back to their respective countries.

In the 1870s the Qing government reversed its policy of prohibiting entry to [[Manchuria]], and began allowing [[Han Chinese]] settlers into the territory in response to growing Russian encroachment. The area around Gando was opened to settlement in 1881, but Chinese settlers quickly discovered some Korean farming communities already settled in the area. It was apparent that despite the decreed punishment, severe droughts in northern Korea had motivated Korean farmers to seek new lands. The Jilin general-governor Ming-An's official response was to lodge a protest with the Joseon government and offer to allow the Korean population to stay if they agreed to become Qing subjects and adopt Qing customs and dress. Joseon's response was to encourage the farmers not to register as Qing subjects but to return to Korea within the year.<ref name="ref1">Schmid, pg. 226-227 The border did not become a bone of contention again until almost 150 years later—the second moment pointed out in Chang Chiyon's work. In the 1870s Qing authorities began to open Manchuria, shut off from Han migration since the earliest years of the dynasty. In various stages between 1878 and 1906 the entire expanse of Manchuria opened to settlement; the Tumen River valley received its first legal Han settlers in 1881. When these Qing settlers arrived, however, they quickly discovered that many more Koreans had already begun farming much of the best land. By 1882 the presence of large Korean communities in the region came to the attention of the general of Jilin, Ming An, who proceeded to lodge a protest with the Choson court, laying down a number of conditions: so long as these Koreans paid taxes to the court, registered their households with local authorities, recognized the legal jurisdiction of the Jilin authorities, and shaved their heads in the Manchu style—in short, become Qing subjects—they were welcome to stay; otherwise they should return to Choson territory. Seoul responded by urging Ming An not to register their subjects, for within one year they would all be returned home—an agreement that seemed to accept Qing land claims. For the farmers themselves—people who had fled famine conditions and labored for more than ten years to bring land under cultivation—a move off the lands hardly proved a favorable scenario. Few left. By April of the following year the head of the Huichun Resettlement Bureau had again demanded of local Choson authorities that by the conclusion of the fall harvest the farmers be returned to the other side of the river.</ref>

The farmers, unwilling to abandon their homes, argued that because of the ambiguity in the naming of the Tumen river, they were actually already in Korean territory. The Yalu River boundary is of little dispute, but the interpretation of the Tumen River boundary 土門 (토문) caused problems. The name of the river itself originates from the [[Jurchen language|Jurchen]] word ''tumen'', meaning "ten thousand". The official boundary agreement in 1712 identified the Tumen River using the characters 土門 (Tǔmen) for the phonetic transcription. However, the modern Tumen River is written as 圖們 (Túmen) in modern Chinese and as 豆滿 in both modern Korean (두만 Duman) and Japanese (とまん Toman). Some Koreans hence claim that the "Tumen" referred to in the treaty is actually a tributary of the [[Songhua River]]. Under this interpretation, Gando (where the Koreans settled) would be part of Korean territory.<ref name="ref2">Schmid, pg. 227 Their position centered on an interpretation of the stele erected by Mukedeng more than two centuries earlier. The farmers contended that they had never crossed any boundary and were in fact within Choson territory. Their argument skillfully played off the ambiguity surrounding the character engraved on the stele to represent the first syllable in the name of the Tumen River. They argued that Qing officials had failed to distinguish between two different rivers, both called something like Tumen but written with a different character signifying the first syllable. One, the character on the stele, indicated earth; the second, a character not on the stele, signified what today is considered the tu for Tumen River, meaning diagram. The river behind which the Qing officials demanded the farmers withdraw was the latter. As argued by the farmers, though the pronunciation was nearly identical, the different characters signified two distinct rivers. The first Tumen River delineated the northernmost extreme of Choson jurisdiction, while a second Tumen River flowed within Choson territory. Qing authorities mistakenly believed the two rivers were one and the same, the petition suggested, only because Chinese settlers had falsely accused the Korean farmers of crossing the border. In fact their homes were between the two rivers, meaning that they lived inside Choson boundaries. The way to substantiate their claims, they urged, was to conduct a survey of the Mt. Paektu stele, for in their opinion the stele alone could determine the boundary.</ref>

This confusion arises as the two names sound identical, and neither name is of Chinese origin. The two rivers can be seen in the following map from the period. Korean claims are based on maps showing the border river as 土門 and the claim that this is a different river than the one used for the modern border. However, it is uncertain which modern river the Korean claim corresponds to, as there is no modern tributary of the Songhua River with that name:

[[Image:Duman.jpg|300px]]
* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=10&ll=41.960511,128.542786&spn=0.493229,1.288147&t=k&om=1 Satellite view of same location; Baekdu Mountain, Lake Tianchi, and the Tumen River are visible]
* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=9&ll=42.222416,127.22168&spn=0.982384,2.576294&t=h Satellite view of the Songhua river and Baekdu Mountain, for comparison purposes]

This interpretation of the boundary gradually developed into Joseon official policy. O Yunjung, a Korean official appointed to review the claims made by the farmers and investigate the sources of the river, adopted the latter interpretation and declared that the region did not belong to China. Joseon and Qing officials met in 1885 and 1887 to resolve the dispute, but with little result. Korean officials suggested starting from the stele and tracing the river downwards, while Qing officials proposed starting at the mouth of the Tumen River and moving upstream.<ref name="ref3">Schmid, pg. 227-228 At this time O Yunjung, who later became a famous reform official, was appointed as a special inspector for the Northwest. Upon receiving his appointment, O informed the king in wonderful Confucian rhetoric that the farmers would "naturally return" as they learned of the king's sagely virtue, but when he arrived at the frontier, he quickly learned sagely virtue was no match for land. He immediately heard the complaints of the farmers. In response, O undertook two investigations, the first to verify the position and text of the Mt. Paektu stele, the second to ascertain the sources of the river. The results of these efforts sufficiently confirmed the position of the farmers, and O, in an audience at court, confidently eased the king's doubt about their claim to these lands. "That these lands are not the lands of China," he stated, "is most clear." From this point what had been a view circulating only at the local level among residents developed into official policy. By 1885 and 1887, when Choson and Qing delegates met along the border to survey the local topography with the hope of ending the disagreement, the Choson negotiators had adopted the interpretation of the stele as the basis of their negotiating stance. Start at the stele, they told their Qing counterparts, and trace the river downward from this point. The Qing side rejected this emphasis on the stele. Instead, the opposite method of locating the border was suggested: start at the mouth of the Tumen River and trace the river upstream, regardless of the positioning of the stele. A number of surveys were conducted, but more accurate information on the local topography did little to soften the opposing positions on determining the boundary.</ref> From 1905 to 1945, Korea was controlled by Japan and was unable to effectively pursue these claims.

After the liberation of Korea in 1945, some Koreans believed that Jiandao should be given to Korean rule, but the military control by [[United States of America]] in the south and [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]] in the north hindered any unified Korean claim to the territory. The chaos of the [[Korean War]] and the geopolitical situation of the [[Cold War]] effectively diminished any opportunity for [[Koreans]] to highlight the Gando issue. In 1962, North Korea and China signed the [[Sino–North Korean Border Treaty]], which set the Korean border at the Yalu and Tumen rivers, effectively foregoing Korean territorial claims to Gando. South Korea also recognizes this as the boundary between Korea and China.

Today, none of the governments involved (North Korea, South Korea, China, or Japan) make the claim that Gando is Korean territory. In addition, there is little enthusiasm for irredentism among the Korean minority in China. Although there are occasional arguments over historical interpretation, this issue arouses little emotion or official interest on the part of any of the parties, and relations between China and both Koreas remain warm.

In 2004, the South Korean government issued a statement to the effect that it believed that the [[Gando Convention]] was null and void. The resultant controversy and strong negative reaction from the [[People's Republic of China|PRC]] led to a retraction of the statement, along with an explanation that its issuance was an "administrative error".

A small number of South Korean activists believe that, under a unified Korea, the treaties signed by North Korea should be deemed null and void, allowing the unified Korea to actively seek regress for Gando. However, the current political situation makes this a faint possibility at best. Also, some scholars claim that China's efforts to incorporate the history of Goguryeo and Balhae into Chinese history is effectively a pre-emptive move to quash any territorial disputes that might arise regarding Gando before a unified Korea can claim such or the Korean ethnic minority in the Manchuria region claim to become part of Korea.

==Images==
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The following maps, of Korea from the 18th century to the 19th century, show Sino-Korean border to be aligned along the Yalu and Tumen rivers, essentially the same as that today between China and North Korea:

{|
| [[Image:Dongguk daejido late 1700.jpg|100px]]
| [[Image:Josun jundo jido late 1700.jpg|100px]]
| [[Image:Haehaejoa jundo 1850.jpg|100px]]
| [[Image:Daedongyeojido 1860.jpg|100px]]
| [[Image:Daedongyeojido 1861.jpg|100px]]
| [[Image:대한제국지도간도.jpg|250px]]
|}

However, there is an exception in the last map, as it shows the border visibly protruding north of the Tumen River.

{| class="sortable"
| [[File:대한제국지도간도.jpg|376x376px]]
|}

Some Korean claims to Gando are based on other maps. The following were made by western missionaries. However, the first is explicitly stated as being a map of "Quan-Tong Province" (now [[Liaoning]] province, China) and Kau-li (Korea), and the second as being a map of the Chinese Tartary (''la Tartarie Chinoise''). Compared to the Korean-made maps above, the coastlines and rivers are also significantly less accurate, but the Sino-Korean border is not placed at the Yalu (Amnok) River, which is quite clear in the following maps:

{|
| [[Image:Gando1.jpg|Thumb|100px]]
| [[Image:Gando2.jpg|Thumb|100px]]
|}

Note that two almost identical versions of a first map exists, showing significant differences in the border. One shows the boundaries similar to modern-day province and country borders, while the other shows the Sino-Korean border significantly further north.

{|
| [[Image:Gando1.jpg|Thumb|100px]]
| [[Image:Kau-li ou Coree.jpg|Thumb|100px]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Gando Convention]]
* [[Korean invasion of Manchuria]]
* [[Heaven Lake]]
* [[Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture]]

== References ==
=== Citations ===
{{reflist}}

=== Sources ===
* {{cite journal |author=Hyun Ok Park |title = Korean Manchuria: The Racial Politics of Territorial Osmosis |journal=The South Atlantic Quarterly |volume=99 |issue=1 |year=2000 |pages=193–215 |url = http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/south_atlantic_quarterly/v099/99.1park.html |doi = 10.1215/00382876-99-1-193|s2cid = 144058997 |url-access=subscription }}
* {{cite journal |author=Andre Schmid |title = Looking North toward Manchuria |journal=The South Atlantic Quarterly |volume=99 |issue=1 |year=2000 |pages=219–240 |url = http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/south_atlantic_quarterly/v099/99.1schmid.html |doi = 10.1215/00382876-99-1-219|s2cid = 144614553 |url-access=subscription }}

== Notes ==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040911032145/http://atimes.com/atimes/Korea/FI11Dg03.html China shock for South Korea]

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