Korea likes history and territory; so does China

A number of people talked about Korea's dispute with Japan over Dokdo in this forum, we read about the whole Tsushima/Taema-do thing, and I'm sure some of us are familiar with the East Sea/Sea of Japan debate, but there is another territorial dispute that I have learned about. This one also has roots in ancient history.

It seems that in the past few years Koreans were shocked by China's Northeast Project, which claims that the ancient Korean kingdom of Koguryo (Goguryeo) was actually Chinese because it extended into Manchuria, which is now Chinese land. (It's interesting to me how rewriting textbooks is a sure-fire way of making people angry. Also, I thought the claims of the Northeast Project were a nice contrast to the description of Koguryo under "Accounts of the Eastern Barbarians" in the Chinese dynastic histories up on Blackboard. It's amazing what a difference a couple of millennia make.) Some nationalistic Koreans started a global campaign (including getting the CIA Factbook revised) to make sure that everyone knows that Koguryo is definitely a part of Korean history. The Chinese attempt to take Koguryo most likely stems from a fear that if Korean reunification does happen, then Korea (or Koreans in Manchuria) will make a claim for the land along the northern border as Korean territory.

The funny thing to me is that it seems that only some people in Korea and China were/are really caught up in this whole drama; the rest of their countries and the world don't really seem to care all that much about Koguryo or a potential land grab. But, it does show how important history is in Korea. It's also interesting how Korean-Japanese relations seemed really strained with all the Dokdo and textbook controversies, but the Chinese-Korean relations have been mostly fine. But, speaking of drama, could the TV miniseries Jumong (Chumong), which is about the legendary founder of the Koguyro dynasty, be part of a greater plan to remind audiences across the world that Koguryo is not Chinese, but most definitely Korean?