Jeju Island

EDM number 2883 in 2010-12, proposed by Jeremy Corbyn on 15/03/2012.
Categorised under the topics of Asia, Environmental protection, International politics and government and Military operations.

That this House acknowledges the five-year struggle of the Gangeong villagers of the World Heritage site of Jeju Island against their government's plans to build a huge naval base which will wipe out totally the village and nearby coastline's unique ecosystems and farmlands and fishing grounds; notes the forced arrests of local residents, priests and international activists who require the UK's support; most significantly notes that the naval base will afford the USthe right to have a station there which may increase tensions between the US and China and jeopardise South Korea's national security; and calls on the Government to make representations to the Jeju government against the building of the naval base.

This motion has been signed by a total of 14 MPs.