Talk:Empress Myeongseong

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I've listed this article on Wikipedia:Cleanup. There are several things that should be fixed:

• There is a clear anti-Japanese bias in the article. It needs to be written from a neutral point of view.
• The title of the article doesn't have any apparent relation to the person the article is about. If Queen Min and Empress Myeoung-Song are two names for the same person, this should be made clear in the article (and perhaps there should be a redirect).
• There seem to be some missing facts. e.g. The article says Queen Min "did many things to save" her country... but only one thing is specifically mentioned. A more inclusive list would be better.

-- Ortonmc 04:36, 10 Jan 2004 (UTC)

There is a clear anti-Japanese bias in the article.

Please identify what anti-Japanese bias is present, so it can be neutralised. -- Caffelice 17:19, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)

A picture would be nice.

Also, I don't quite follow what you mean by anti-Japanese bias. The Japanese really did have her assasinated since she attempted to normalize and strengthen ties with Russia, western nations.

The 'samurai' who are said to have assassinated Queen Min were as a class abolished by Imperial Decree well before 1895. How was it 'brilliance' in foreign affairs for her to court Russia and China, two other foreign powers with their own designs on Korea? I also find it doubtful that the Meiji Emperor of Japan personally 'viewed her as an obstacle'. This does not fit with what we generally know about Meiji and his government: the tendency in Japan of leaders to 'reign not rule'. I would want to see some documentary evidence to support such a conclusion. The article is stylistically awkward. I would not say that the article shows an 'anti-Japanese bias' as much as a pro-Queen Min bias.