Seoul’s up-and-down Romance with China amid US-China Rivalry: A Korean Perspective

IF 0.5 Q3 AREA STUDIES 中国报道 Pub Date : 2021-08-01 DOI:10.1177/00094455211023908
Seong-hyon Lee
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South Korea’s quest to become a middle power, articulated through autonomy in foreign policy, has been challenged in the ambience of great power competition reality between the USA and China. This article delineates South Korean foreign policy’s complex nature in the evolving East Asian regional context, focusing on Seoul’s relationship with China in particular. Many observers noted that South Korea has in recent years been increasingly leaning towards China, despite the fact that it is a military-pact ally of the USA. It also comes as a bewilderment to outsiders to notice that South Korea has been ‘cold-shouldering’ Japan, the world’s number three economy. It does not necessarily mean that Seoul maintains good relations with China either. The two nations have yet to overcome the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) dispute. This article also scrutinises how the USA plays an important role in South Korea’s relations with its two neighbours. Seoul has been in search of diplomatic autonomy between the world’s two most powerful nations. The process has been tumultuous. The future outlook seems uncertain.
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在美中竞争中,首尔与中国的关系跌宕起伏:一个韩国人的视角
在美国和中国的大国竞争的现实环境中,韩国通过外交政策上的自主而成为中等强国的追求受到了挑战。本文描述了在不断变化的东亚地区背景下韩国外交政策的复杂性,尤其关注韩国与中国的关系。许多观察人士指出,尽管中国是美国的军事盟友,但韩国近年来越来越倾向于中国。韩国对世界第三大经济体日本“冷眼相待”的做法也让外界感到困惑。这并不意味着韩国与中国的关系良好。两国还没有解决萨德(THAAD,末段高空区域防御系统)的争议。本文还详细分析了美国如何在韩国与这两个邻国的关系中发挥重要作用。首尔一直在寻求世界上最强大的两个国家之间的外交自治。这一过程一直动荡不安。未来的前景似乎不确定。
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期刊介绍: China Report promotes the free expression and discussion of different ideas, approaches and viewpoints which assist a better understanding of China and its East Asian neighbours. A quarterly journal of the Institute of Chinese Studies, it attempts to provide a fresh approach which goes beyond the strictly utilitarian area studies without becoming antiquarian. Launched in 1964, China Report has, over the years, widened its interests and aims and transformed itself into a scholarly journal that seeks a better understanding of China and its East Asian neighbours - particularly their cultures, their development and their relations with China. It is an indispensable source of information on China, its society and culture.
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