Abstract
A divided Korean peninsula has troubled Chinese diplomacy and has negative effects on Chinese national interest. The main factors such as the well-established historical relations between China and the Korean peninsula, the close geopolitics relations, and the Korean peninsula with the Sino-U.S. interaction influences the Chinese people’s view of the Korean unification issue.From national interest perspective, China hopes to see Korean unification that would be in favor of China, at least it will not bring negative influence. China also desires for a unified Korea that is neutral or friendly towards China, and for the withdrawal of the U.S. armed forces from the Korean peninsula. Otherwise, China wants to maintain the status quo and present situation. Although this is not supported by the Koreans, China will fully support reconciliation and cooperation, political dialogue, economic and cultural exchanges between North and South Korea. It is believed to contribute to keeping good relations between them, leading to a peaceful process of unification in the end.
Highlights
From this preliminary investigation, it is difficult to find Chinese views on the Korean unification issue from scholars, netizens, books, articles, etc
China has always considered the geopolitical factor regarding its relationship with the Korean peninsula
From Chinese eyes, the stationing of U.S armed forces on the Korean peninsula based on U.S.-South Korean alliance is biggest obstacle to Korean unification
Summary
It is difficult to find Chinese views on the Korean unification issue from scholars, netizens, books, articles, etc. The Chinese position was made clear during the June 2000 China-South Korea summit in the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s declaration (Lianhe Zaobao, June 14, 2000): “China, as a neighbor of the Korean peninsula, on the premise of no intervention from outside, constantly supports the two parts of Korea to improve their relations and cultivate trust by means of dialogue and contact until they achieve autonomous and peaceful unification.”. This view has often been reiterated when Chinese leaders meet with North and South Korean leaders. Is this an accurate view of the Chinese intentions? In order to answer this question, the paper intends to analyze the Chinese people’s view on the Korean unification issue
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