List of Tables Preface 1. The Rise of Korea-China Relations and the United States 2. A Sketch of Sino-Korean Relations 3. Perspectives on the Origins of the South Korea-China Rapprochement 4. South Korea-China Relations Before 1988 5. The Political Economy of Rapprochement, 1988-1992 6. The Politics of Normalization: Actors, Processes, and Issues 7. Beyond Normalization: South Korea and China in the Post-Cold War Era 8. The Rise of China and the U.S.-South Korean Alliance Under Strain 9. Between Dragon and Eagle: Korea at the Crossroads Notes Index
The accumulation of more than fifteen years of research, Between Ally and Partner reconstructs a comprehensive portrait of Sino-Korean rapprochement and examines the strategic dilemma of China's rise for South Korea and its alliance with the United States. Jae Ho Chung makes use of declassified government archives, internal reports, and opinion surveys and conducts personal interviews with Korean, Chinese, and American officials and experts. Thoroughly investigated and clearly presented, this book answers critical questions concerning what kept China and South Korea talking and how enmity was transformed into a zeal for partnership. The implications of Sino-Korean relations go far beyond the Korean Peninsula. The dilemma that South Korea now faces has crucial ramifications for many countries in Asia, where attempts to counterbalance China have been rare.
Jae Ho Chung is professor of international relations and director of the Institute for China Studies at Seoul National University. He is the author or editor of ten books, including Central Control and Local Discretion in China, Provincial Strategies of Economic Reform in Post-Mao China, and Charting China's Future.
"An important contribution to the understanding of the Sino-South Korean relationship and the implications for US policy." -- Heike Hermanns, The China Journal "[An] excellent and pioneering study... [that] will remain a very useful study for a long time." -- China Quarterly "This book offers a refreshingly original, detached, non-American (South Korean) perspective... [and] should be considered required reading." -- Samuel S. Kim, Pacific Affairs "Chung writes with directness and clarity, moving smoothly between coverage of S. Korea's bilateral relations with both China and the United States. " -- James Matray, The International History Review
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