[학술논문] Sino-ROK Relations at a Crossroads: From Qiutong cunyi (求同存異) to Yizhong qiutong (異中求同)
...growing awareness of the importance of U.S.-China relations in peninsular security. Not only did the death of Kim Jong-il transpire in the post-Cheonan context of tense inter-Korean relations, but the “competitive interdependence” between Beijing and Washington—in the form of strategic distrust, China’s rise, and recent readjustments in U.S. defense strategy—would affect...
[학술논문] A Historical Contingency?: North Korea’s New Leadership Meets the Rise of China and the U.S. Re-engagement Policy
The new power relations between the 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...
[학술논문] Prospects for China’s North Korea Strategy in the Post-Kim Jong-il Era and Implications for South Korea
...regime, and the development 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...
[학술논문] Sino-North Korean Relations in the Post-Kim Jong-il Era: U.S. Perspectives
...a measured response has often raised 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...
[학술논문] Prospects for Sino-American Policy Coordination toward North Korea
...responses and recent past fluctuations in Chinese policy toward North Korea and Sino-U.S. cooperation,respectively, provide a data set that can be analyzed to understand in greater detail the relationship between instability on the Korean peninsula and prospects for policy cooperation between the United States and China. This article will analyze fluctuations in Sino-American cooperation over policy toward...