hundt-riseofchina-2008.pdf (77.97 kB)
The rise of China and South Korea : sunshine and beyond
While China’s re-emergence at both the regional and global levels has attracted much attention, a less discernible development has been South Korea’s bid to adopt a more robust foreign policy. For the decade following the establishment of bilateral relations with the mainland in 1992, South Korea viewed China as a valuable partner that could facilitate its foreign policy goals. Although differing in ambition and capacity, in several respects—their preferred methods of resolving the North Korean nuclear crisis, their expanding trade and investment, and their scepticism about Japanese intentions—the regional perspectives of China and South Korea proved to be highly complementary. However, closer ties with China complicate Korea’s relations with the United States, whose regional leadership China is beginning to challenge. In light of the adverse impact of the rise of China on the Korea–US alliance and other developments (notably the dispute involving the Goguryeo kingdom), South Korea’s views of China have cooled. This paper traces the Korean debate about the rise of China and its implications.
History
Event
Oceanic Conference on International Studies (2008 : Brisbane, Qld.)Pagination
1 - 20Publisher
The University of QueenslandLocation
Brisbane, Qld.Place of publication
[Brisbane, Qld.]Start date
2008-07-02End date
2008-07-04Language
engPublication classification
E1 Full written paper - refereedCopyright notice
2008, The AuthorsTitle of proceedings
OCIS 2008 : Oceanic Conference on International StudiesUsage metrics
Categories
No categories selectedKeywords
Licence
Exports
RefWorks
BibTeX
Ref. manager
Endnote
DataCite
NLM
DC