@article{ART003353231},
author={Xiangdan, Jin and Tianyi Wang},
title={China–ROK Economic Cooperation under Economic Security: Dilemmas and Pathways Forward},
journal={Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies},
issn={1225-8539},
year={2026},
volume={33},
number={2},
pages={81-114},
doi={10.18107/japs.2026.33.2.003}
TY - JOUR
AU - Xiangdan, Jin
AU - Tianyi Wang
TI - China–ROK Economic Cooperation under Economic Security: Dilemmas and Pathways Forward
JO - Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies
PY - 2026
VL - 33
IS - 2
PB - Institute of Global Affairs
SP - 81
EP - 114
SN - 1225-8539
AB - Amidst the intensifying China–US strategic rivalry and the reconfiguration of global supply chains, economic security has emerged as a pivotal variable defining states’ external economic relations. As a middle power with a highly export-oriented economy, the Republic of Korea(ROK) has continuously deepened its understanding of economic security. By promoting market diversification and bolstering its industrial competitiveness, ROK seeks to hedge risks in its economic and trade relations with China. Under these circumstances, China-ROK economic cooperation is undergoing a profound transition, from an efficiency-driven paradigm to one increasingly centered on security and risk management. At present, bilateral cooperation faces a number of practical challenges, including constrained cooperation in key industries and technological sectors, transformation pressures arising from the combined effects of shifting comparative advantages and security logic, as well as the risk of the over-securitization of economic issues and the weakening of cooperative momentum. China and the ROK should proceed from the shared objective of safeguarding regional supply chain resilience and the multilateral economic and trade order, promote the transformation and upgrading of bilateral cooperation, and achieve a balance between economic security and economic efficiency.
KW - Economic security;China–US competition;China-ROK economic cooperation;Supply chain resilience;Interdependence
DO - 10.18107/japs.2026.33.2.003
ER -
Xiangdan, Jin and Tianyi Wang. (2026). China–ROK Economic Cooperation under Economic Security: Dilemmas and Pathways Forward. Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, 33(2), 81-114.
Xiangdan, Jin and Tianyi Wang. 2026, "China–ROK Economic Cooperation under Economic Security: Dilemmas and Pathways Forward", Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, vol.33, no.2 pp.81-114. Available from: doi:10.18107/japs.2026.33.2.003
Xiangdan, Jin, Tianyi Wang "China–ROK Economic Cooperation under Economic Security: Dilemmas and Pathways Forward" Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies 33.2 pp.81-114 (2026) : 81.
Xiangdan, Jin, Tianyi Wang. China–ROK Economic Cooperation under Economic Security: Dilemmas and Pathways Forward. 2026; 33(2), 81-114. Available from: doi:10.18107/japs.2026.33.2.003
Xiangdan, Jin and Tianyi Wang. "China–ROK Economic Cooperation under Economic Security: Dilemmas and Pathways Forward" Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies 33, no.2 (2026) : 81-114.doi: 10.18107/japs.2026.33.2.003
Xiangdan, Jin; Tianyi Wang. China–ROK Economic Cooperation under Economic Security: Dilemmas and Pathways Forward. Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, 33(2), 81-114. doi: 10.18107/japs.2026.33.2.003
Xiangdan, Jin; Tianyi Wang. China–ROK Economic Cooperation under Economic Security: Dilemmas and Pathways Forward. Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies. 2026; 33(2) 81-114. doi: 10.18107/japs.2026.33.2.003
Xiangdan, Jin, Tianyi Wang. China–ROK Economic Cooperation under Economic Security: Dilemmas and Pathways Forward. 2026; 33(2), 81-114. Available from: doi:10.18107/japs.2026.33.2.003
Xiangdan, Jin and Tianyi Wang. "China–ROK Economic Cooperation under Economic Security: Dilemmas and Pathways Forward" Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies 33, no.2 (2026) : 81-114.doi: 10.18107/japs.2026.33.2.003
