[학술논문] A Historical Contingency?: North Korea’s New Leadership Meets the Rise of China and the U.S. Re-engagement Policy
...United States and China suggest an increasing possibility of conflict due to the U.S. re-engagement policy and China’s vigorous rise. From the perspective of the Korean peninsula,this historical transitional period occurs ironically alongside a huge transformation in North Korea, with the death of Kim Jong-il and the emergence of the new Kim Jong-un regime. If North Korea attempts to expand...
[학술논문] Prospects for China’s North Korea Strategy in the Post-Kim Jong-il Era and Implications for South Korea
...of mutually beneficial relations,resembles the Sunshine Policy of South Korea in certain aspects. But from a conservative perspective, while there has been a noticeable shift in China’s attitude toward North Korea, there is no detectable change in its actual North Korea policy. For the conservatives, China’s approach to North Korea is likely to be seen as an attempt to expand its influence...
[학술논문] China’s Role and Perception of a Unified Korea
...approach in analyzing China’s perception of, and role in, a unified Korea and seeks ways in which unification of the Korean Peninsula can be facilitated with the acquisition of China’s cooperation. In seeking a favorable environment for a South Korean-led unification, this article first analyzes China’s position on Korean unification, provides evidences that China’s perception of a...
[학술논문] Economic Security in Transition: The Role of RussiaNorth Korea Cooperation on the Korean Peninsula
...that although Russia’s economic capacity to support North Korea remains limited compared to China’s, the political and strategic significance of this partnership is considerable. North Korea gains enhanced autonomy and leverage, while Russia positions itself as a spoiler in US-led containment efforts. Importantly, the partnership is not one-sided: North Korea has also supplied Russia with...
[학술논문] The Chinese Civil War and Sino-North Korea Relations, 1945–50
... to alleviate security risks, China continued to oppose North Korea’s pending attack on South Korea. In conclusion, China’s basic attitude towards Korean Peninsula was to prevent a conflict between its own realistic and ideological interests; this attitude became the basis for the policy of the “stabilization of the Korean peninsula” that China implemented following its reform...