The Energy Strategy And Its Performance Of South Korea After The Cold War

Energy is the concrete foundation of modern civilization, and is regarded as the"blood"of modern economy. The energy plays an imperative role in the socio-economic systems. In contemporary times, energy resources and its exploitation and utilization not only have an direct impact on the development of the human civilization and social economy, but also have an increasing impact on the international relationships and international politics. Energy has become an important factor in international relations, international politics and diplomacy research.South Korea is an emerging industrialized country, which has been the world's most poorest countries since 1960s, but joined the club of developed countries in 1990s.Its development shocked the world. As a country that is lack of resources, the high-speed development of South Korean national economy is the greatest feats of the world for its demand of resources. This, therefore ,attributed to its energy strategy most .Facing the world's energy tension in the new century, the status of energy strategy has been ascending , it has become an important issue to research how to develop and make a more perfect energy strategy.Based on the two aspects mentioned above, the paper mainly discusses the issues of south Korea's energy strategy from the following aspects, on the one hand, it hopes to make a comprehensive analysis on such an issue, adding some weight to the field of energy studies ,on the other hand, it has its due effects on the whole world when making energy strategy ,especially for such countries as South Korea and China.Firstly, on the basis of related concepts of the South Korean energy strategy, the paper intends to explore the background for making its energy strategy, thus to disclose the secrets of South Korea's energy strategy making process.Secondly, on the basis of analyzing the core meaning of South Korea's energy strategy, the paper also points out its gains and underlying problems, offering an warning in energy strategy for South Korea and other countriesFinally, on the basis of analyzing the trend of South Korea's energy strategy, the paper points out nudges that deserved to be learned by other nations, particularly by China. The paper intends to show how China can learn from South Korea in making a national energy strategy.All in all, this paper takes the method of combining economics and international politics from the view of dialectical materialism and historical materialism. Besides, the method of combining history and logics can also be found here. The author hopes to present the readers a comprehensive paper with its key points . These methods are proved effectively and properly in practice.