Reducing dependence on China? South Korea's shift in foreign policy under the Yoon administration

South Korea’s foreign policy has markedly shifted after the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) incident and under President Yoon Suk Yeol’s leadership. Yoon has been actively expanding diplomatic relations beyond China, to the US and Indo-Pacific countries. Moreover, Korea’s relations with...

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Main Author: See, Yi Ro
Other Authors: Kei Koga
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1757352024-05-12T15:32:49Z Reducing dependence on China? South Korea's shift in foreign policy under the Yoon administration See, Yi Ro Kei Koga School of Social Sciences KKei@ntu.edu.sg Social Sciences South Korea’s foreign policy has markedly shifted after the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) incident and under President Yoon Suk Yeol’s leadership. Yoon has been actively expanding diplomatic relations beyond China, to the US and Indo-Pacific countries. Moreover, Korea’s relations with China have been filled with mounting challenges posed by North Korea’s nuclearisation, increasing Chinese aggression in the region and the US-China rivalry. Korea’s pivot away from China poses a question on whether it can truly achieve independence from Chinese influence. Through identifying South Korea’s external hedging strategy and utilising neo-classical realism (NCR), international and domestic factors influencing South Korea’s geopolitical outlook are critically examined. While Korea aims to become less dependent on China, there is an enduring desire to maintain amiable relations to benefit its economy. Amidst China’s significantly more powerful status, Korea’s dependency on China may remain inevitable. Bachelor's degree 2024-05-06T02:00:48Z 2024-05-06T02:00:48Z 2024 Final Year Project (FYP) See, Y. R. (2024). Reducing dependence on China? South Korea's shift in foreign policy under the Yoon administration. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/175735 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/175735 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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See, Yi Ro
Reducing dependence on China? South Korea's shift in foreign policy under the Yoon administration
description South Korea’s foreign policy has markedly shifted after the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) incident and under President Yoon Suk Yeol’s leadership. Yoon has been actively expanding diplomatic relations beyond China, to the US and Indo-Pacific countries. Moreover, Korea’s relations with China have been filled with mounting challenges posed by North Korea’s nuclearisation, increasing Chinese aggression in the region and the US-China rivalry. Korea’s pivot away from China poses a question on whether it can truly achieve independence from Chinese influence. Through identifying South Korea’s external hedging strategy and utilising neo-classical realism (NCR), international and domestic factors influencing South Korea’s geopolitical outlook are critically examined. While Korea aims to become less dependent on China, there is an enduring desire to maintain amiable relations to benefit its economy. Amidst China’s significantly more powerful status, Korea’s dependency on China may remain inevitable.
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title Reducing dependence on China? South Korea's shift in foreign policy under the Yoon administration
title_short Reducing dependence on China? South Korea's shift in foreign policy under the Yoon administration
title_full Reducing dependence on China? South Korea's shift in foreign policy under the Yoon administration
title_fullStr Reducing dependence on China? South Korea's shift in foreign policy under the Yoon administration
title_full_unstemmed Reducing dependence on China? South Korea's shift in foreign policy under the Yoon administration
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