Korea & the World (12) New E. Asia with J-C-K 2010. 11. 30. 김 병 구 bkkim9@gmail.com

This Week in Brief 연평도 포격 사건 영변 농축시설 서방측에 의도적 공개 중국의 선택 3대에 걸친 폭력 DNA 남측: “strategic patience” 북측: 3대 세습 왕조 결속 용 영변 농축시설 서방측에 의도적 공개 “don’t ignore me” 핵무기 추가 보유 능력 과시 중국의 선택 미온적 북한 편들기 지속

Westward: center of the world (西行) History lessons: Japan/Korea History lessons: China/Korea Lessons learned from EU Coming of the Asian era New J-C-K, BESETO relationship

Westward: Center of the World Persian empire : 6 c. BC – 4 c. BC Roman empire : 1 c. BC – 6 c. AD Mongolian emp. : 13 c. AD – 15 c. Ottoman emp. : 16 c. AD – 18 c. Napoleon : 18 c. Pax Britanica : 19 c. AD Pax Americana : 20 c. AD ??? : 21 c.

History Lessons: Japan/Korea Nearest neighbor Linguistic, racial (‘Mongolian blue spot’) 2000 years of friendly cooperation Kudara to Aska, cultural transfer 朝鮮通信使 (17-18 c. 17 times) Adversarial periods 倭寇, 임진/정유왜란, colonial period History distortions continue 任那지배설, 獨島/竹島, 東海/日本海 명칭 등 Most advanced nation in Asia

History Lessons: China/Korea Small but independent NE nation (‘東夷’) Imported Chinese character, Confucius History distortion ‘東北工征’, ‘中華思想’ Korean War participant, Truce signatory Diplomacy with both Koreas Host country of 6-Party Talks Number one trade partner

Lessons Learned from EU Prosperity through common market Security: NATO, OSCE Economy: EU FTA, no visa, single currency euro UK/FRA/GER historic enemy resolved “Wisdom learned from sufferings” Move from competition to cooperation Common standards among EU 27

Coming of the Asian Era Chinese culture, common sufferings E. Asia-3 economy surpasses US, EU Neighbors biggest global trading partner World expects pan-Asian market Better future with cooperation Korea’s ‘balancing’ role with J-C Prerequisite to regional security North Korean issue to be resolved

Towards Asian Common Market (BESETO) J-C-K number one trade partners Free Trade Agreements (FTA) No visa agreements Exchange students Single currency (like Euro)? Electrical grid connection? Road, rail, sea transportations Undersea tunnel (Busan to Shimonoseki)? Asian Highway 1: J-K-C-I-T

North Korean Nuclear History 1957 Joined IAEA 1992 Joint Declaration of Denuclearization, ratified NPT 1st nuclear crisis after the ‘inconsistancy’ 1995 Agreed Framework, KEDO 2002 2nd nuclear crisis Withdrawal from NPT 2006 1st nuclear test, 6-Party Talks 2009 2nd nuclear test, missiles

Light/dark contrast in the Peninsula

New role for Korea G20 Summit in Seoul (Nov. 2010) First to host out of G8 Roadmap for the global financial crisis Nuclear Security Summit in 2012 Focus on nuclear nonproliferation Nuclear black market, terrorism Belligerent NK Cheonan-ham, Yeonpyeong-do 3 generations of violence DNA

Future model for Korea European style small but strong nation Austria, Belgium, Netherland, etc. GDP $20,000, low carbon green growth Open to all nations, free trades Assisting developing nations(OECD-DAC) Law abiding, human touch country Conserve culture, environment “빨리빨리, 세계최고” 보다 “느긋만만 强小國”