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Seoul ASEM Institute for International Relations

Seoul ASEM Institute for International Relations. Unification of Korea and the EU development constitute the focus of the 21 st century The growth of Eurasian collaboration tightens the relationship between East Asia and Europe

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Seoul ASEM Institute for International Relations

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  1. Seoul ASEM Institute for International Relations • Unification of Korea and the EU development constitute the focus of the 21st century • The growth of Eurasian collaboration tightens the relationship between East Asia and Europe • In light of globalization, Asia-Europe cooperation may be the only alternative to growing Americanization

  2. Seoul ASEM Institute for International Relations • ASEM was inaugurated in 1996 to create a new partnership between Asia and Europe. It has sister relationships with the Korean Society of Contemporary European Studies, and the Korean Association for Political and Diplomatic History • Summit-level meetings have been held biennially by the state leaders of Asia and Europe • The 2000 Seoul ASEM Meeting made the education leaders realize the urgency to develop international politics and socio-economic sectors • In January 2002, Seoul ASEM Institute for International Relations was established by fellow scholars educated in Europe • ASEM has approximately 300 members, and it holds monthly workshops, and sponsors International Symposia 10F, Press Center, 124, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul, 100-101, Korea Tel: + (82-2) 730-2740 Fax: + (82-2) 730-2742 leech771@seoulasem.com

  3. Problems and Issues of Regional Bloc Formation in North-East Asia ChangHoon Lee, Ph.D President Seoul ASEM Institute for International Relations Former President Halla University

  4. Three Axes • United States (Unit : Million sqkm, Trillion $, Million) • EU • North-East Asia Population (Source : CIA(2013), World Factbook)

  5. Three Axes of North-East Asia (Unit : Trillion $) (Source : CIA(2013), World Factbook)

  6. Great Changes of International Political Order in North-East Asia • Baek River Battle (A.D. 663) • Shilla-TangAlliancevsBaekje-JapanAlliance • Imjin War (1592~1599) • Yi dynasty-Ming dynasty Alliance vs Japan • 1st Sino-Japanese War (1894~1895) • Russo-Japanese War (1904~1905) • 2nd Sino-Japanese War (1931~1945) • Korean War (1950~1953) Korea as the Balkans in North-East Asia

  7. Break-Up of China in the 19th-21st Centuries Leased Territories • Yellow Peril • Leased Territories • The Boxers’ War (1900) • Theory of China Partition in the 21st Century

  8. Theory of China Partition • Taiwan • Hongkong • Tibet • Xinjiang Uyghur • Three Northeast Provinces (Manchuria) • Inner Mongolia • Northern, Eastern, and Central China • between two grand rivers, Huang He and Yangtze

  9. Regionalism or Expansionism ?- Japan - Very active policy towards regionalism through violence (Militarism, Colonialism, Imperialism, etc.) Very passive and negative attitude or mistrust with respect to regionalism Regionalism or Expansionism ?

  10. Regionalism or Expansionism ?- China - • Sinocentrism; PaxSinica; Celestial Empire • Historical Lessons from the Break-Up of China • Peaceful Rise or Neo-Sinocentrism ?

  11. Regionalism or Expansionism ?- South Korea - • Peninsula as a Hub of the North-East Asian Region • 20th century : Avant-Poste of Japanese invasion into the continent • 21st century : Avant-Poste of Chinese Industry • North and South Korea Relations • 『Trust Process』 declared by President Park’s Government, South Korea • Trust, Predictable (Karl Deutsch) • Nothing is predictable in International Politics, especially when it comes to dealing with Pyongyang Regime

  12. Rapid Advance of FTA in East Asian Region • Advanced Economies (e.g. United States, European Union, Japan, and so on) are pushing ahead with polarizing on a large scale. • U.S. : TTIP(Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership), TPP(Trans-Pacific Partnership) • Control of China, Global Trade Hegemony, Rule Setter • China responds to those actions, RCEP(Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) is progressing to avoid control • Bilateral Agreements  Multilateral Agreements (including multilateral FTA)

  13. Negative Attitudes towards Regional Cooperation • Sino-U.S. rivalry in North-East Asia • Different development stages of each trading region • Different extent of democratisation • Unresolved historical tensions • Dangerous tendency towards ultra-nationalism

  14. Conclusion • Sovereignty • Protectionism • Dialogue behind the curtains • +3(China, Japan, Korea) form a Natural Community with a Common Destiny

  15. Thank You Seoul ASEM Institute for International Relations 10F, Press Center, 124 Sejongblvd, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea

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