The Study of the People's Republic of China's Policy towards the Korean Peninsula (1980~1990)

During the 1980's, PRC's new policy towards the Korean peninsula has brought drastic changes in the Northeast Asia's political climate. The obejectives of this thesis is to evaluate the changes in PRC's policy towards the Korean peninsula, their backgroundand political strategy and to probe into its characteristics, and also to PRCdict the future of PRC's policy. This thesis consisits of introduction, four chapters and conclusion .Introduction:-Motive of research-Definitions of concepts and abbreviations-Explanation of research methodology.Chapter1:-Korean peninsula's strategic position In PRC's foreign policy.-Analysis of the objectives of PRC's global strategy and its international relationswhich influence PRC's strategic idea towards the Korean peninsula .Chapter 2:-Analysis of PRC's economic needs of「Four Modernizations」-Intensive probe of the background of changes in PRC's strategic ideas towardsthe Korean peninsula-Analysis of recent changes In the South-North Korean political relationship which has influenced PRC's policy towards the Korean peninsula.Chapter 3:-Analysis of the increase in economic, cultural and sports exchange between PRC and South Korea in the 1980'sExplanation of the new relationship between the two countries.Chapter 4:-Analysis of "North Korea's variable" and PRC's "One China Policy", obstructing thedevelopment of PRC and South Korea's relationship.Conclusion:-Evaluation of the special characteristics of PRC's policy towards the Korean peninsula in the 1980's-Prediction of PRC's policy towards the Korean peninsula in the future, based upon the above stated analyses.Assuming the positive result and attitude of this thesis, the main strategic factor of PRC's policy towards the Korean peninsula in the 1980 's lies in the increase of PRC's national interest, and the main obstructive factor can be considered as ideological difference. Therefore, the special characteristic and main theme of PRC's policy towards the Korean peninsula can be regarded as "Differenciation of the political and economic strategy".Presently, PRC is acknowledging the national interest to be more important than the ideology itself. Therefore, the relationship between PRC and South Korea will be continually developed into a full I bloom . But at the same time North Korea will play a key role in the Northeast Asia's political climate