Abstract

The task of this paper is to trace the activities of the Korean delegations who participated in the Asia Relations Conference in 1947 and to reveal the activities of the ‘Asian National Conference in Japan’ formed in Japan at the same time. At the Asia Relations Conference held from March to April 1947, three delegations from Korea participated. Although this was the first opportunity to participate in the international conference after World War II, the loss of legitimacy due to the arbitrary selection of delegations by the U.S. Military Government and the resignation of Yeo Woon-hyung and due to the delay in the arrival of the three delegations and the absence of the actual discussion, they failed to produce results.BRMeanwhile, in Japan, an attempt was made to respond to the Asian Relations Conference, which refers to the solidarity of Zainichi Asians. The Zainichi Koreans were at the center, and in solidarity with overseas Chinese and Southeast Asian ethnic groups, they held the Zainichi-Asian National Conference and organized the Zainichi-Asian National Committee. According to the resolution of the Asia Relations Conference, this committee decided to promote research on the development of Asia, and as a concrete activity, it had a solidarity to defend Indonesia’s independence, which was tense in July 1947 due to the attack by the Dutch army.

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