China`s Goguryeo stamps draw fire

China has recently issued commemorative postage stamps featuring historic relics from Goguryeo, in what foreign ministry officials said yesterday is an apparent bid to emphasize the country`s sovereignty over the ancient Korean kingdom.

"We understand that China has recently published the stamps on Goguryeo relics in commemoration of their addition to the world heritage list," an official said on condition of anonymity.

The South Korean government is trying to find out Beijing`s true intentions regarding the stamps, published in two designs which each include images of Goguryeo tomb murals located in Jian, Jilin Province of China, the official said.

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