They have one screwed-up sense of priority. It seems that , in the midst of earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima crisis, they want to propel it as the most important issue. Talk about timing. Rising Chicom must be a less important problem for them.
I know. They are ignoring the giant elephant in the room while trying to step on a bug.
By the way Dokdo Island has been Korean since about 512 AD and was “independent” before that