중국 지도자들의 전략문화 인식에 관한 일고찰

Abstract

In this study, I sought to discuss the background of the formation of Chinese military thinking and deeds from the perspective of strategic culture, and to look into the future of the US-China military relations. China’s Confucian Strategic Culture also influences the thoughts and actions of Chinese today. It is clear that Confucianism had more influence on the Chinese than other ideas, but Confucian ideals have not always been one-size-fits-all solution to the international conflict. The military solutions which are often displayed in the present, have already been inherent in the notion of the Chinese since ancient times. The history of pain and humiliation experienced by the Chinese for more than 100 years after the Opium War has a profound influence on the modern Chinese strategic culture. China judges the infringement of territory and sovereignty as the most humiliating in its modern historical experience, which is deeply imprinted not only in the Chinese leadership but also in the consciousness of ordinary Chinese people. China regards American strategic culture the same as Western war methods and describes it as expanding and realistic, contrary to their pacifist ideals. When Chinese leaders perceive that the use of force they decide is a defensive nature at the level of self-defense, we should recognize that we can choose force.