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The 1909 Jian Dao/Gando Convention (間島協約) was a treaty signed between Japan and China in which Japan received railroad concessions in Manchuria(Northeastern China). Image File history File links Circle-question-red. ... Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Single European Act A treaty is a binding agreement under international law entered into by actors in international law, namely states and international organizations. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Manchuria (Manchu: Manju; Traditional Chinese: 滿洲; Simplified Chinese: 满洲; pinyin: MÇŽnzhōu, Russian: ) is a vast territorial region in northeast Asia. ...

In 1907, Japan made up a groundless land claim that the southern part of Jilin province of Northeastern China was part of Korea, which was under Japanese colonial control at that time. Japan had made up this so called "Jian Dao/Gando" issue to expand its control in China and extract more concessions from the Qing Dynasty, which was on the verge of collapse. As a result of this treaty, Japan attained greater control in North-eastern China, and China kept its own land from taken by the Japanese claim. After the defeat of Japan in WWII, however, both Koreas (especially South Korea) have used "Jian Dao/Gaodo" issue to prop up Korean nationalism. 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

For years, the South Korean government purposely avoided making an official statement regarding the Gando Convention. However, in 2004, the South Korean government issued the following statement: "Our government takes the position that the 1909 Gando Convention, signed by Japan without concern for Korea's position, is null and void, to the extent that the Eulsa Treaty, which deprived Korea of its diplomatic rights in 1905, is a null-and-void treaty obtained through duress." 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (Broadly bring benefit to humanity, ) [citation needed] Anthem(s): Aegukga Capital Seoul Largest city Seoul Official language(s) Korean Government Republic  - President Roh Moo-hyun  - Prime Minister Han Myung-sook Establishment    - Gojoseon October 3, 2333 BC (legendary)   - Declaration of Republic March 1, 1919 (de jure)   - Liberation August 15, 1945... Through the Eulsa Treaty of 17 November 1905, the Korean Empire ceded foreign diplomacy to the Japanese Empire, became a protectorate of Japan, and in effect ceded its national sovereignty to Japan. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

This immediately ignited controversy, as it implied that the region north of Mt. Baekdu and the Tumen River was Korean territory. The People's Republic of China, which currently controls that territory, in particular reacted very negatively. Baitou (Paektu) Mountain is a mountain on the border between China and North Korea. ... The Tumen River, also known as the Duman River (in Korean), is a river in northeast Asia, on the border between China and North Korea in its upper reaches, and between North Korea and Russia in its lower stretches. ...

On October 14, 2004, South Korean foreign affairs minister Ban Ki-moon partially retracted the statement about the voiding of the Gando Convention [1]. This was in an attempt to ameliorate the diplomatic scrape caused by the original statement. October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ban Ki-moon (IPA pronunciation: ; born June 13, 1944 in Chungju, Korea) is the current Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea, a position he has held since January 2004. ...