On South Korea's Post-Cold War Foreign Policy In Northeast Asia

Since the establishment of diplomatic of China and South Korea in 1992, the relation between the two countries has been developing rapidly. Between the two countries in political, economic, cultural, military security, science and technology and international affairs on the exchanges and cooperation have made great progress. Interdependence between the two countries grew stronger. Therefore, we have the necessary attention to Korea's Northeast Asia policy. Learn and explore Korea's foreign policy in Northeast Asia and the reasons for the evolution and current state of development, the Chinese in promoting the settlement of "the North Korean nuclear problem," and promote cooperation in Northeast Asia, build a Northeast Asia security mechanism and the development of Northeast Asia and other foreign policy issues have important reference value.South Korea's Post-Cold War foreign policy in Northeast Asia after the is mainly directed against China and the United States, Japan and Russia-North Korea Friday proposed and implemented. The post-Cold War foreign policy in Korea's foreign policy occupies a central position, and any other foreign policy can not be compared with it. Korea in Northeast Asia's foreign policy has played an important role to national security and development and has a significant impact on the region and the world. National interest theory, the balance of power theory, geopolitical forces and the Constructivist theory of identity based on the theory that four government after the Cold War developed and implemented its own foreign policy in Northeast Asia. These policies are closely related to safeguard security in Northeast Asia and promoting regional prosperity and Services, and the four-power policy can promote the Peninsula reunification, the North Korea policy can also improve the status of Korea so that Korea is more comfortable when dealing with the relationships between the four powers.South Korea's Post-Cold War foreign policy in Northeast Asia is at different background, the implementation process are subject to different factors, the ultimate effect varies, but we look in this four Government's foreign policy in Northeast Asia, we can find some common features: from Roh Tae-woo government to the Government's foreign policy in Northeast Asia is basically the same strain, the most prominent characteristics is appropriate from the United States and Japan, close to China; South Korea's policy toward the North Korea against the whole show and weakened, reconciliation and cooperation between the increased trend; South Korea in the foreign relations of the self-confidence getting stronger and stronger, in international politics is also growing aspirations; South Korea and the United States and Japan and Russia formed a competition and cooperation the coexistence of a state of interdependence. Through comprehensive analysis of these characteristics, we can find the impact of Korea's foreign policy in Northeast Asia inherit the evolution of a variety of factors: the international environment, national strength, the history of geopolitical factors, political and economic security, nationalism factors, leaders' personal factors.In addition, we can get some insights from the evolution of South Korea's foreign policy in Northeast Asia after. Korea's "sunshine policy" and "peace and prosperity policy" to ease the tension on the Korean peninsula, on the four countries have a balanced foreign policy in favor of the Northeast Asian stability and peace. As a medium-sized countries, Korea has shown great power posture and take the initiative to play an active role in diplomacy for the country and regional peace and prosperity have made great contributions. The development of Korea's foreign policy values and ideology from the start, only for the country's political and economic security interests, and strive to maximize the pursuit, implementation and maintenance of national interests, everything is focused on the State target: "unity, prosperity and enhance its international status". Russo-Japanese Korea-North Korea and Sino-US exchanges do not care about historical grievances, only from the international environment changes and the current interests of the community. This is worthy of our study.