The Bush Administration Policy Toward DPRK And The Impact On China

With the rise of geopolitical significance of Northeast Asia after the Cold War, the U. S. strategy toward Northeast Asia becomes an important part of its global strategy. Based on strategic position and unique geopolitical environment, the Korean peninsula becomes-the top priority of U. S. security strategy in East Asia. During Bush's 8 years in power, the constitution of policy objectives toward DPRK has a comprehensive and multiple characteristics. And its policy toward the DPRK is an important part of its foreign policy.Numerous factors influence the Bush administration's DPRK policy, the Bush administration policy toward the DPRK sometimes is strong and sometimes is weak. The U.S. policies toward DPRK in Bush's two terms have also gone through three stages, and the policy focus has changed accordingly. In the Bush administration's first term, the new conservatives control the decision-making initiative towards the its policy to DPRK, so the key of its policy focus on toughness, mainly adapting the "hawk engagement" policy, trying to press it to promote change, and to promote regime change in DPRK. Under the Bush Administration's strong policy, on January 10,2003, North Korea announced to withdraw from "Treaty on Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons" to guard the national sovereignty, the right to subsistence and the national dignity, which leads to the second North Korea nuclear crisis eruption. facing great pressure, Bush administration's DPRK policy turns to be mild,with the policy becoming "limitation and attachment".During Bush's second term, due to changes of the situation at home and abroad, the new conservatives lose power, its policy focus on to promoting progress on the DPRK nuclear issue in a pragmatic and flexible attitude, making it one of the rare diplomatic successes during Bush's tenure. However, the issue of North Korea's nuclear weapon was not resolved until Bush leaves his post.Through Describing the various policies toward the DPRK during the Bush's Administration, analyzing the reasons, the impact and significance for the implementation of the policy, it provides the basis for China to make choices among the policies to North Korea and to constitute foreign policies and so on...