Between Ally and Partner: Korea-China Relations and the United States
China and South Korea have come a long way since they were adversaries. The arc of their relationship since the late 1970s is an excellent model of East-West cooperation and, at the same time, highlights the growing impact of China's "rise" over its regional neighbors, including America's close allies.

South Korea-China relations have rarely been studied as an independent theme. The accumulation of more than fifteen years of research, Between Ally and Partner reconstructs a comprehensive portrait of Sino-Korean rapprochement and examines the strategic dilemma that the rise of China has posed for South Korea and its alliance with the United States. Jae Ho Chung makes use of declassified government archives, internal reports, and opinion surveys and conducts personal interviews with Korean, Chinese, and American officials. He tackles three questions: Why did South Korea and China reconcile before the end of the cold war? How did rapprochement lay the groundwork for diplomatic normalization? And what will the intersection of security concerns and economic necessity with China mean for South Korea's relationship with its close ally, the United States?

The implications of Sino-Korean relations go far beyond the Korean Peninsula. South Korea was caught largely unprepared, both strategically and psychologically, by China's rise, and the dilemma that South Korea now faces has crucial ramifications for many countries in Asia, where attempts to counterbalance China have been rare. Thoroughly investigated and clearly presented, this book answers critical questions concerning what kept these two countries talking and how enmity was transformed into a zeal for partnership.
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Between Ally and Partner: Korea-China Relations and the United States
China and South Korea have come a long way since they were adversaries. The arc of their relationship since the late 1970s is an excellent model of East-West cooperation and, at the same time, highlights the growing impact of China's "rise" over its regional neighbors, including America's close allies.

South Korea-China relations have rarely been studied as an independent theme. The accumulation of more than fifteen years of research, Between Ally and Partner reconstructs a comprehensive portrait of Sino-Korean rapprochement and examines the strategic dilemma that the rise of China has posed for South Korea and its alliance with the United States. Jae Ho Chung makes use of declassified government archives, internal reports, and opinion surveys and conducts personal interviews with Korean, Chinese, and American officials. He tackles three questions: Why did South Korea and China reconcile before the end of the cold war? How did rapprochement lay the groundwork for diplomatic normalization? And what will the intersection of security concerns and economic necessity with China mean for South Korea's relationship with its close ally, the United States?

The implications of Sino-Korean relations go far beyond the Korean Peninsula. South Korea was caught largely unprepared, both strategically and psychologically, by China's rise, and the dilemma that South Korea now faces has crucial ramifications for many countries in Asia, where attempts to counterbalance China have been rare. Thoroughly investigated and clearly presented, this book answers critical questions concerning what kept these two countries talking and how enmity was transformed into a zeal for partnership.
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Between Ally and Partner: Korea-China Relations and the United States

Between Ally and Partner: Korea-China Relations and the United States

by Jae Ho Chung
Between Ally and Partner: Korea-China Relations and the United States

Between Ally and Partner: Korea-China Relations and the United States

by Jae Ho Chung

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Overview

China and South Korea have come a long way since they were adversaries. The arc of their relationship since the late 1970s is an excellent model of East-West cooperation and, at the same time, highlights the growing impact of China's "rise" over its regional neighbors, including America's close allies.

South Korea-China relations have rarely been studied as an independent theme. The accumulation of more than fifteen years of research, Between Ally and Partner reconstructs a comprehensive portrait of Sino-Korean rapprochement and examines the strategic dilemma that the rise of China has posed for South Korea and its alliance with the United States. Jae Ho Chung makes use of declassified government archives, internal reports, and opinion surveys and conducts personal interviews with Korean, Chinese, and American officials. He tackles three questions: Why did South Korea and China reconcile before the end of the cold war? How did rapprochement lay the groundwork for diplomatic normalization? And what will the intersection of security concerns and economic necessity with China mean for South Korea's relationship with its close ally, the United States?

The implications of Sino-Korean relations go far beyond the Korean Peninsula. South Korea was caught largely unprepared, both strategically and psychologically, by China's rise, and the dilemma that South Korea now faces has crucial ramifications for many countries in Asia, where attempts to counterbalance China have been rare. Thoroughly investigated and clearly presented, this book answers critical questions concerning what kept these two countries talking and how enmity was transformed into a zeal for partnership.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780231139069
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 11/28/2006
Pages: 200
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Jae Ho Chung is professor of international relations and director of the Institute for China Studies at Seoul National University. He is the author or editor of ten books, including Central Control and Local Discretion in China, Provincial Strategies of Economic Reform in Post-Mao China, and Charting China's Future.

Table of Contents

List of Tables
Preface
1. The Rise of Korea-China Relations and the United States
2. A Sketch of Sino-Korean Relations
3. Perspectives on the Origins of the South Korea–China Rapprochement
4. South Korea–China Relations Before 1988
5. The Political Economy of Rapprochement, 1988–1992
6. The Politics of Normalization: Actors, Processes, and Issues
7. Beyond Normalization: South Korea and China in the Post–Cold War Era
8. The Rise of China and the U.S.–South Korean Alliance Under Strain
9. Between Dragon and Eagle: Korea at the Crossroads
Notes
Index

What People are Saying About This

Richard Bush

Over the 1990s, a silent revolution occurred in the international politics of northeast Asia as China and the Republic of Korea ended decades of mutual isolation and capitalized on shared interests. In Between Ally and Partner, Jae Ho Chung, South Korea's leading China specialist, explains how and why that revolution occurred and the implications for us all.

Richard Bush, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution

Gilbert Rozman

Rarely does an international relations book fill as large a gap as does this timely and carefully researched volume. For all interested in how the Cold War ended in this region, Between Ally and Partner is likely to stand the test of time as the single most important contribution to the study of bilateral relations associated with the rise of China with important lessons on what the United States has been doing and can do.

Gilbert Rozman, Princeton University

David C. Kang

Between Ally and Partner is a penetrating analysis of the important and growing relationship between South Korea and China. It is invaluable in helping to explore the complex dynamics in the region, and will become required reading for both policymakers and academics who care about the future of East Asian relations.

David C. Kang, Dartmouth College

David Shambaugh

This volume is the definitive study on China's relations with the Korean peninsula since the 1970s. Concentrating in particular on the bourgeoning relationship between the Chinese and South Korean governments, societies, and business communities, Jae Ho Chung fully portrays the parameters of this relationship that has so transformed the dynamics of northeast Asia. The analysis is scholarly and careful, and the author works with multiple sources of data. Chung's study is required reading for all specialists and students of international politics in East Asia.

David Shambaugh, George Washington University

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