Evolution of North Korea s Peace Treaty Proposals and Sino-DPRK Relations Behind the Scenes

• 발행기관: 한국학술연구원
• 저자명: Daekwon Son
• 간행물 정보: 『Korea Observer』Vol 50, No 4, 505~533쪽, 전체 29쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 정치외교학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2019.12.31

영문 초록

This paper aims to explore the peace treaties that North Korea has sought with the United States and/or South Korea historically and how Sino-DPRK relations have influenced these treaty proposals. By exploring North Korea s various treaty proposals in chronological order and scrutinizing Sino-DPRK relations behind the proposals, this paper argues that North Korea s peace treaty proposals have been considerably opportunistic and situational, consistently changing to achieve strategic goals, and that Sino-DPRK relations invariably have been a significant factor behind the changes. Based on this observation, this paper concludes that North Korea s primary goal, after the end of the Cold War, fundamentally shifted from forceful reunification of the Korean peninsula to regime survival, and that China increasingly has been taking an active role in signing a peace treaty.

목차

I. Introduction

II. North Korea s Peace Offensive in Disguise and China s Role During the Cold War

III. North Korea s Pursuit of Regime Survival and China s Increasingly Active Engagement After the Cold War

IV. Implications

키워드

Inter-Korean peace treaty U.S.-DPRK peace treaty peace regime Sino-DPRK relations