The world's perception of Korean history, especially Westerners.

 There are not many Westerners who are interested in Korean history, but it is not easy to do proper research or study because there are few books or materials even if there are few.   Most of them are old or written by someone who was studying Japanese history or Chinese history, so there is bound to be a distorted view.  In this situation, many foreigners believe that Korea has been a subsidiary of China for generations, that the annexation of Korea and Japan is legal, and that the Ministry of Imra and Japan is strictly true.   Furthermore, Japan is now the world's second-largest economy and the only Asian power to compete with the Western world since the Russo-Japanese and Pacific wars.  In the eyes of Westerners, unlike other helpless Asian countries, Japan is strong and somewhat similar to itself.   The problem is that historians also had that thought, so they fell into the prejudice that Japan would have been successful from a long time ago, ignoring most of the influence on Japanese civilization in China and Korea and achieving a unique civilization.  Needless to say, China, where Toyinbi is represented, has been a great country since ancient times and is still a great country. From the perspective of foreigners, it can be said that East Asia itself.  Most neighboring countries paid tribute and were culturally influenced, and the conquering dynasties of immigrants were established several times, but except for Mongolia, all of them eventually assimilated and extinguished, so I think China is a world with India rather than a country.  Naturally, most historical events are related to China, and historical materials and relics are the most abundant, so scholars who study Asia have no choice but to be the most studied field.   Under such circumstances, even if Korea has a much higher international status and is enthusiastically supporting Korean history research, the distortion of Korean history from the perspective of China and Japan will not disappear for the time being.   In the case of Sohae, I am interested in ancient weapons and war history, so if you look at foreign books, Turk, Mongolia, and India are expressed in detail.  It is natural that there was a lot of contact with the Western world and research was active.  China and Japan are relatively weak, but that doesn't mean they're serious.  It's dark when you come to Korea.  There are many mistakes even in the eyes of outsiders like Sohae, and there are many cases where the contents to be clearly recorded are omitted.  The reason why Yi Sun-shin and Turtle Ship come out relatively often is that they defeated Japan, a great samurai country.   It is difficult to catch up with Japan and China in terms of national status and favorable feelings of foreigners.  I think the government and private academia, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, should reflect on themselves, and we should also avoid making useless emotional disputes over the authenticity of Handan meat and colonial modernization.