China's policy toward (South) Korea: objectives of and obstacles to the strategic partnership

The article states that the Uzbek-South Korean economic relations have reached a new level, in particular, the Joint Statement of the Heads of State on the comprehensive deepening of the Strategic Partnership, the Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Ministry of Human Resources, 2018-2020. Intergovernmental Agreement on Loans from the Fund for Economic Development and Cooperation and the Fund for Reconstruction and Development of Uzbekistan Export-Import Bank of Korea, an agreement on financial cooperation relations have been analyzed using scientific publications and Internet services.

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Washington faces challenge to reassure Asian partners

Emerald Expert Briefings ◽

10.1108/oxan-db263788 ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

North Korea ◽

Security Policy ◽

Strategic Partnership ◽

Pacific Region ◽

Security Cooperation ◽

The West ◽

Content Type ◽

The Us

Significance Harris visited Singapore and Vietnam, both of which figure heavily in US security policy in the region. In Singapore, she weathered criticism of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. In Hanoi, she proposed talks about a strategic partnership, which would mean a significant upgrade to relations with Vietnam. Impacts The Afghanistan withdrawal will make alliances and US reliability central issues in upcoming elections in Japan and South Korea. Japan will strengthen its emerging security cooperation with India, shoring up its defence in the west of the Indo-Pacific region. To test US commitment to the region after the Afghanistan withdrawal, China and North Korea will be increasingly provocative.

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The friendly and cooperative relationship between Korea and Vietnam: The nature, current development and potential

Science & Technology Development Journal - Economics - Law and Management ◽

10.32508/stdjelm.v3i4.584 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 418-427

Author(s):

Nguyen Hoang Tien

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Foreign Students ◽

Role Model ◽

Group Living ◽

Strategic Partnership ◽

Asia Pacific ◽

Community Group ◽

Life Styles ◽

Short Period ◽

Cooperative Relationship

Diplomatic relations between Vietnam and South Korea officially began on December 22, 1992. Looking back over twenty years after the end of the Cold War, along with the profound changes in the world’s situation and the situation in Asia-Pacific region, Vietnam-South Korea relationship has grown exponentially. In the history of international relations, very few relationships have not gone through the ups and downs; but growing up steadily. It seems that the relationship between Vietnam and South Korea is an exception. In a quite short period of time, since the establishment of the diplomatic relationship in 1992, relations between the two countries have developed rapidly in many fields such as economic, political and cultural. South Korea is the fourth largest trading partner and the largest foreign investor in Vietnam, only after Japan. The Korean Samsung Corporation is the role model investor in Vietnam. South Korea also has the largest community group living and working in Vietnam. In contrary, Vietnamese students are among the largest groups of foreign students studying in South Korea. Vietnamese workers are among the largest groups of foreign labor force and Vietnamese community also is among the largest and vibrant groups of foreign communities in South Korea. In addition, beside the common historical origin and being in mutual strategic partnership relationship, Vietnam and South Korea share many similarities in business customs, cultural background, cuisine and life-styles. It can be commented that this relationship is only continually in the rise and the two countries' public opinions are particularly welcoming this booming relationship. This review article is trying to cover and analyze all-round current relationship between the two nations and the implication for the future.

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‘New Regionalism’: ASEAN – RoK partnership in socio-cultural and education exchanges

AEI Insights: An International journal of Asia-Europe relations ◽

10.37353/aei-insights.vol6.issue1.4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 55-68

Author(s):

Nur Nazifah Ahmad Rosland

Keyword(s):

International Relations ◽

South Korea ◽

Regional Integration ◽

Common Interest ◽

Strategic Partnership ◽

New Regionalism ◽

Substantial Progress ◽

Economic Relationship ◽

Political Security ◽

Deep Integration

ASEAN and South Korea have achieved substantial progress in political and economic relationship since 1989, when they first established a dialogue partnership. In 2010, their relationship further developed into a ‘Strategic Partnership in Peace and Prosperity’. ASEAN and South Korea share a common interest in promoting peace, stability, and prosperity in the region and beyond. ‘New regionalism’ theory has become current interest in regionalism and is undoubtedly one of the important trends in contemporary international relations. This theory focuses more on ‘deep integration’ between countries. ASEAN and South Korea emerged from the same root of colonization and escalated to become the second largest trading partner with its relationship thriving in tourism and educational sector. In this study, I focus on the development of ‘new regionalism’ in ASEAN and Republic of South Korea partnership as well as their regional integration efforts in the area of socio-culture and education. The study contributes to the existing knowledge of regionalism between ASEAN-Korea; the mutual relationship which emerged from economic and political-security into the area of socio-culture and education.

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India–South Korea Relations Under ‘Special Strategic Partnership’: ‘Act East Policy’ Meets ‘New Southern Policy’

India Quarterly A Journal of International Affairs ◽

10.1177/0974928420917798 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 76 (2) ◽

pp. 207-225

Author(s):

Jojin V. John

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Shared Vision ◽

Strategic Partnership ◽

Regional Context ◽

Bilateral Relation ◽

Bilateral Relations ◽

Regional Order

Of late India–South Korea relations have witnessed an upswing with the elevation of bilateral relation to Special Strategic Partnership (SSP) in 2015. Explaining the context and developments in bilateral relations, the article observes that the new momentum articulated in SSP constitutes a convergence of interests through the meeting of India’s ‘Act East Policy’ and South Korea’s ‘New Southern Policy’. The growing cooperation in defence, security, development, industry and a shared vision for regional order has visibly enhanced the scope and depth of the strategic partnership between the two countries, however, not without challenges in the emerging Indo-Pacific regional context.

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Relations between Republic of Korea and United Arab Emirates in Last Quarter of XX—XXI Centuries: from Economic Interaction to Special Strategic Partnership

Nauchnyy dialog ◽

10.24224/2227-1295-2021-5-327-337 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 327-337

Author(s):

G. N. Valiakhmetova ◽

I. A. Musinova

Keyword(s):

Middle East ◽

South Korea ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

Arab World ◽

Strategic Partnership ◽

Republic Of Korea ◽

Regional Security ◽

Political Agenda ◽

Economic Interaction ◽

The Republic

The evolution of bilateral relations between the Republic of Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the context of the formation of the Middle East direction of Seoul’s foreign policy in the 1980s and 2010s is considered. The author identifies and analyzes a set of factors that contributed to building of a constructive dialogue between South Korea and the Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf and the Arab world as a whole. A periodization of the history of the development of the Korean-Emirati relations is proposed, a description of its main stages, as well as the legal and institutional foundations of bilateral cooperation is presented. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the transformation of conceptual approaches, methods and diplomatic tools for promoting the national interests of the Republic of Korea in the UAE. The author reveals the reasons for Seoul’s withdrawal from focusing solely on economic interaction with the UAE and the inclusion of South Korea in the political agenda of the Middle East, as well as the solution of urgent problems of ensuring regional security. The role of the South Korean presidents in strengthening the country’s geopolitical positions in the Middle East is emphasized. It is argued that the establishment of a strategic partnership with the UAE allowed the Republic of Korea to make a breakthrough in the Middle East and create favorable conditions for the integration of the UAE into world political and economic processes as an equal partner.

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South Korea and the U.S. Strategy of Free and Open Indo-Pacific

World Economy and International Relations ◽

10.20542/0131-2227-2021-65-8-31-40 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 65 (8) ◽

pp. 31-40

Author(s):

O. Davydov

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

South Korea ◽

The United States ◽

Strategic Partnership ◽

Republic Of Korea ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Regional Strategies ◽

The Republic ◽

The Right ◽

The U.S

The advancement and promoting by the United States of its concept of Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) has shaped many of political discussions in Asian countries in recent years. The Republic of Korea is no exception. From this perspective, the article reviews the basic aspects of the evolution of South Korea’s foreign policy course as well as new priorities in that area which have been forged with the advent of President Moon Jae-in administration. The paper shows that the complex fluctuations of the South Korea’s external policy have been defined by the need to maintain the focus on the United States, on one side, and desire to nurture strategic partnership with China, on the other side. However, finding the right balance in that political equation has been significantly complicated due to the growing confrontation between the two global powers. Special attention is given to the role and place of South Korea in the U. S. Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy. The article examines the main directions, some of the outcomes and the prospects of cooperation between Washington and Seoul aimed at harmonizing their regional strategies in view of the factors facilitating those interactions as well as those hampering them. President Trump highlighted that the United States – the Republic of Korea alliance remains a linchpin for security, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific. However, the dialogue between the two partners has not revealed the willingness of South Korea to collaborate with the United States on that theme beyond a narrow framework of purely economic coordination. Particularly, South Korea has consistently rejected the attempts of its ally to involve the country into the activities of Quad for fear of a possible adverse effect for the Korea–China relationships. All of those questions are examined in the article in linkage with a number of bilateral problems prevailing in the ROK–USA alliance which have complicated the collaboration between the two countries on regional issues in recent times.

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The Survival Strategy of Russia and Korea Focused on Siberia & Arctic

The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University Series Political Science and Religion Studies ◽

10.26516/2073-3380.2021.38.15 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 38 ◽

pp. 15-23

Author(s):

Han Jong-Man ◽

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Strategic Partnership ◽

Food Storage ◽

Land Area ◽

Soft Landing ◽

Korean Society ◽

Global Issues ◽

South Korean ◽

Korean Economy ◽

The Future

Siberia is a vast expense of land, water, and air as well as abundance of natural and energy resources, covering a huge area equivalent to one tenth of the total land area of the world, or three-quarters of Russia's total land area. Since 2010 Russia has been strengthening New Eastern Policy, and Energy, Transport and Arctic Strategies in Siberia for balanced development of the land and a new growth area. Currently, South Korean society has multiple obstacles. To solve these problems, South Korean society needs to pay attention to Siberia of Russia, which is geographically adjacent to and historically related with Korea. Including the Russian Arctic Circle, Siberia can be a ‘land of opportunity’ for the future Korean society providing diverse supplies of energy and resources, strengthening its influence at sea and on the continent, expansion of living space, providing security for overseas bases for food storage, addressing environmental and ecological global issues, setting basis for green growth, promoting the inter-Korean integration and ‘soft landing’ of the North Korean economy. In conclusion, the future of South Korea, being an island country with poor resources, depends entirely on Siberia. In order to ensure the competitiveness of the Korean economy as well as provide it with resources, energy, and food, the government and companies will urgently need to cooperate with Russia and Siberia and to promote human and material exchanges. The strategic partnership between South Korea and Russia has a great significance. In order to improve relationship in practice, a free-trade zone with Russia or the Eurasia Economic Union should be a priority goal, and South Korea needs strategical investment to secure a foothold in the Advanced Special Economy Zone and the free port area in the Far East for implementation of the 'New Northern' policy.

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Framing the EU: Big Data Analysis of South Korean News Media

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13041621 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 1621

Author(s):

Sung-Won Yoon ◽

Sae Won Chung

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

South Korea ◽

News Media ◽

Semantic Network ◽

Strategic Partnership ◽

Quantitative Methodology ◽

The European Union ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

South Korean ◽

The Eu

Since 2010, both South Korea and the European Union have rapidly developed their diplomatic ties by completing a Free Trade Agreement and establishing a strategic partnership. However, perceptions of the European Union (EU) among Korean elites, media, and public have not been properly established. Against this backdrop, it is of value to examine the news media, which are the main sources of information for elites and the public. The purpose of this study is to examine the evolution of representations of the EU among South Korean media. To examine media representation, this study employed a quantitative methodology (semantic network analysis) for reviewing the data and a qualitative methodology (framing analysis) to interpret the results. The results of this study indicate that both conservative and liberal media employ conflict, economic consequences, and human interest framings to report EU issues. Despite some minor changes, neither type of media demonstrated clear differences in their EU coverage. The conclusion presented in this paper states that the South Korean media projects an incomplete picture of the EU to the Korean public. To overcome this issue, both South Korea and the EU should pay more attention to establishing accurate mutual perceptions to support a constructive future for their bilateral co-operation.

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