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[VIEW] China and the US should make a strategic compromise

Unfortunately, while most East Asian countries enjoy economic prosperity, the whole region has lived in the shadow of a fragmented security order. Yes, there are some security arrangements, such as the U.S.-led bilateral alliances, and ASEAN Regional Forum, but these mechanisms either only protect the limited members or have no muscle to manage regional challenges.

Views and Interviews | 2018-09-15 10:49

[INTERVIEW] Park Hang-seo's magical effect on ROK-Vietnam relations

Who might be the most famous Korean to the 100 million Vietnamese these days? The answer is definitely Park Hang-seo, coach of Vietnam's U-23 national football team. He has realized the dream of Vietnam by leading the team to the first semi-final at the Asian Games 2018.

Views and Interviews | 2018-09-08 10:40

[VIEW] How are domestic politics influencing South Korea's China policy?

South Korea is quite a fluid society that faces a variety of news every morning. Among the stories, domestic politics' intense ideological struggle creates dynamic situations. The ideology debates not only are limited to the redistribution of wealth and welfare, but also stretch to foreign policies; because the diplomatic policies are very directly involved in the national su...

Views and Interviews | 2018-09-01 09:18

[INTERVIEW] Is India leaning toward the fifth axis of South Korea's diplomacy?

For Korea, India carries a mystic image. Known for the first international marriage in our history, a princess from an ancient kingdom in Ayodhya, India, became the queen of Korea's Gaya Kingdom about 2,000 years ago.

Views and Interviews | 2018-08-25 10:14

[INTERVIEW] Korean Peninsula peace dream shimmering in front of us

The situation on the Korean Peninsula is flowing quite fast. On August 13, there were high-level talks between the two Koreas and a third inter-Korean summit, to be held in September in Pyongyang, was recently announced. President Moon Jae-in made the point in his message for the 73rd Korean National Liberation Day that Korea will take another step toward the declaration of t...

Views and Interviews | 2018-08-18 09:47

[INTERVIEW] The butterfly effect of Chinese social enterprise for regional peace

The enterprises, which run its business with the social vision to develop the regional quality of life, are referred as the social enterprise. There are not a few big and small social enterprises throughout the West as well as in Korea. However, China is just at its inchoate level for this type of business.

Views and Interviews | 2018-08-11 11:39

[INTERVIEW] The Korean Cultural Center in Beijing at forefront of soft-power diplomacy

As we move through the 21st century, within each country's foreign policy, the use of soft power in public diplomacy and cultural diplomacy has been held in great regard. The “power to reign in people's hearts,” also known as “soft power,” is the ability to shape the preferences of others without force or coercion. It is especially effective during exchange and cooperation be...

Views and Interviews | 2018-08-04 09:13

[INTERVIEW] Beijing People's Art Theatre: Where cultural public diplomacy holds

By Hwang Jae-ho Liu Zhichen, part of the show planning team in the Beijing People's Art Theatre, gave an interview about her work. Courtesy of Hwang Jae-hoOn March 5, we happened to discover that a grand book fair was going to be held in the Beijing People's Art Theatre to celebrate Prime Minister Zhou Enlai's 120th birthday. Since my research area is China's diplomacy, I ha...

Views and Interviews | 2018-07-01 09:42

[ROUNDTABLE] Time to get real about 'China Passing'

South Korea and the U.S. may be involved in controversy after the U.S.-North Korea Summit in Singapore, but China is enjoying the situation.

Views and Interviews | 2018-06-23 11:25

[INTERVIEW] Chinese reporter's views of Korea's security environment

The 17th Shangri-la dialogue was held in Singapore early this month; the greatest diplomacy and security discussion banquet in terms of its volume and quality. More than 1,000 professionals, journalists and delegations consisting of heads of government, general staff and bureaucrats from about 40 countries attended.

Views and Interviews | 2018-06-16 10:17

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