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Vitalization and Ripple Effect of Economic Cooperation between China and D.P.R. Korea

  • The Journal of Northeast Asia Research
  • Abbr : NEA
  • 2012, 27(2), pp.195-227
  • DOI : 10.18013/jnar.2012.27.2.007
  • Publisher : The Institute for Northeast Asia Research
  • Research Area : Social Science > Political Science > International Politics > International Relations / Cooperation

LI JINHUI 1

1중국 연변대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

The economic cooperation of the South & North Korea has been reducing since 2007, but the economic cooperation with China is rather showing the aspect of vitalization. It is developing up to the level of 'mutual development, mutual management' like starting construction of the 2010 'Hwanggeumpyung-Wihado Economic Special District' in side of the quality. We would like to analyze and check why China expands․strengthens the economic cooperation with North Korea even if it causes the tension with other nations, along with focusing toward the ripple effect and implication that the economic cooperation of China․North Korea brings to the regional structure of Northeast Asia and cooperation of China․South Korea. This thesis has confirmed that the vitalizations of China․North Korea economic cooperation may apply both as a threat and an opportunity to South Korea after observing the cause-and-effect relationship among nations which interact within regional structure of Northeast Asia while having the Complex Systems Theory as theoretical background and analysis framework. We have come into conclusion that cooperation of China․South Korea will bring about the 'synergy effect' which is '1+1>2' instead of '1+1=2' and the strategical thinking from China and South Korea for the peace and growth of the Northeast Asia is absolutely necessary.

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