[학술논문] Prospects for China’s North Korea Strategy in the Post-Kim Jong-il Era and Implications for South Korea
...manager in pursuit of its own national interests. China hopes for a softer, more stable North Korean regime, so that a mutually beneficial partnership can develop between the two states. China believes that it must adjust and take on a new role in the process of North Korea’s “normalization.” China also expects that by adopting this new role, it can restructure North Korea into a...
[학술논문] Sino-North Korean Relations in the Post-Kim Jong-il Era: U.S. Perspectives
...skepticism in the United States about China’s willingness to resolve the issue of North Korean provocations, but this clearly reflects Beijing’s ambivalence on these matters in deference to its own intrinsic national interests. This paper examines opinions and analyses by U.S. experts and policy-makers in order to better understand how the United States perceives the Sino-North Korean relationship...
[학술논문] China-U.S. Relations and the Security of the Korean Peninsula
...strategic interests that are embodied in their respective policies toward the Korea Peninsula. Based on this elaboration, the authors further explore the divergences and convergences of the Chinese and American security strategies and foreign policies on issues related to Korea, with a focus on the effects of North Korea’s latest nuclear test in February 2013 on their respective interests and attitudes...
[학술논문] 한국전쟁 휴전에 대한 공산측 지도부의 입장
...differences in the views on the problem of the armistice among three communist leaders. Kim Il Sung, a leader of North Korea, wanted to be a quick termination of hostilities as he had losed hope for winning the war, being discouraged by the bombing of the U.S. Air Force and the increase of loss of human life and material damage in North Korea. But his desire could hardly be free from the interests of the...
[학술논문] China’s Interests in Korean Unification: How Much Longer is the ‘Buffer’ Worth It?
...international goals to Chinese foreignpolicy toward North Korea and unification. Following traditional internationalrelations theory, I argue that states seek, in ranked order, security, economic gain,and prestige in their interaction with other states. Applied to China and NorthKorea, this suggests: 1. Security: North Korea ‘buffers’ China from the democraciesof South Korea, Japan, and the United...