From The China-rok Relations, The Korean Diplomatic Strategy To Adjust

In the concept of Realism of the international relations, the international community is at a state of anarchy. A rational state must make its priority to prevent the national security from any potential harm, which requires the country to enhance its military power. During the process of strengthening its security, some relatively weak countries have to find a strong ally in order to form a balance of power with their challengers.With the ending of Cold War, the Yalta System have gone with the wind, however, it does not mean that a new international political system is formed immediately. Therefore, the Strategy of"Balance of Power"is still popular in some regions and countries, although there might be some kind of changes.Republic of Korea, which is the ally of the United States, built the diplomatic relations with China in 1992, which turned a new leaf on the bilateral relations. With the fast growing and maturing relations between the two important Northeast Asia countries, the diplomatic strategy of Republic of Korea presents a changing trend, ranging from the classical Balance of Power, to the Balancing strategy. This kind of alteration reflects the status of China in the eyes of Republic of Korea. However, when Lee Myung-bak was voted into the office, there are some obvious differences in his foreign policies compared with his predecessors. His blueprint of diplomatic strategy shows a returning trend to the Balance of Power, because of the pressure from the powerful China.