1. International Journal of KOREAN STUDIES Volume XIV, Number 1 Spring/Summer 2010
- Author:
- Andrew Scobell
- Publication Date:
- 05-2010
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- International Journal of Korean Studies
- Institution:
- International Council on Korean Studies
- Abstract:
- A paramount geostrategic goal for China is to deny any other great power direct access to Korea. If outright control of the Peninsula is unachievable, then the second best situation for China is a divided Korea, which at least prevents other powers from having full control of Korea and limits Korea's own power. Unless a unified Korea can be independent and neutral, China has no real interest in a unified and independent Korea. Thus, for the past sixty years or so a divided Korea has suited Beijing's purposes.
- Political Geography:
- China, Beijing, Korea, and Sinai Peninsula