Analysis On South Korea And China's Cultural Trade Development

With the advance of human civilization and society, the cultural industry has become an important and integral part of a nation's economy.Cultural trade encompasses a wide range of items, including literature and art. It is also a field which involve multi discipline, including international media, international trade, internation law, economic, even anthropology. As the society develop, cultural development will increasingly play an important part in motivating improvement in the society.As a country with scant natural resources, Korea's foreign trade has a high proportion of cultural trade. And China, as a country with long cultural history and great potential for development, cultural trade is also of much importance.Therefore, studying the cultural trade between the two country, is meaningful both in the sense of international trade, and the economic development of both countries. In the recent years, the trade volume between the two countries has been improving. This includes the increaingly mature cultural trade. Yet, there are issues remained to be discuss. This paper first compares between the two countries the differences in culture and cultural trade, and basing on the comparisons, further research the cultural trade between the two countries and discuss any potential challenges. In closing, this paper further provides suggestions to improve cultural trade between the countries.This paper is of the view that if both countries can meet the challenges in cultural trade, and exploit the opportunities, the result will be beneficial to the economic and trade development of both countries.