The Second Concert of Powers: Managing US-China Competition on the Korean Peninsula Conflict in Terms of International Communication Perspective

The conflict in the Korean peninsula is an issue that becoming a most major concern in the region other than the case of the South China Sea. Struggle for influence between the United States and China give new nuances in terms of supremacy competition and political status as a superpower. The war that occurred between two Koreans ensure that the balance of power will become the most dominant issue of the United States and China put forward in the future. Profits will be more felt by those who are disputing (South Korea and North Korea), compared to the United States and China. Paradigm to see that the conditions of the Cold War will happen again in the East Asia region should focus on the dominant form of economic compensation provided by each country (US and China). Conflict, therefore, require efforts to fight the influence by managing it well, so that it will give more benefits than losses for all affected countries. In this case, a diplomatic approach is needed in the form of conflict management communication to prevent armed contact between the two countries to fight for influence on the Korean peninsula