| Korean surely have the right to call their capital whatever they like to call, or change the "Chinese Name" of Seoul they use (if they are still officially using any Chinese characters). But I do not think China and its people have the obligation to switch to the same Chinese name Korean want. After all it's about how Chinese use Chinese. We call San Francisco 旧金山, which has nothing to do the meaning or the pronounciation.
BTW, "Seoul" originated from ancient Chinese as well. |
Seoul Changes Chinese Name