A Comparative Study On The Summit Diplomacy Of DPRK And ROK Under Kim Jong-il And Kim Jong-un

Since 2000,the Summit Diplomacy of DPRK and ROK has attracted worldwide attention.Looking back at the history of Summit Diplomacy of DPRK and ROK,it can be found that it adjusts to changing circumstance.The Summit Diplomacy of DPRK and ROK under Kim Jong-il is a new path for two Koreas to break the ice of more than half a century of confrontation.In 2000,Kim Jong-il held talks with South Korean President Kim Dae-jung during Kim Dae-jung's visit to North Korea,and the top leaders of two Koreas shook hands for the first time.In 2007,South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun,on a visit to North Korea,walked across the heavily armed military demarcation line between two Koreas,marking a historic “big step” towards peace and reunification.The Summit Diplomacy of DPRK and ROK under Kim Jong-un is a new way for North Korea to break out at the moment of national transformation and development.In 2018,Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in held two summit meetings in Panmunjom,and Moon visited North Korea in September to improve and develop Koreas' relations,ease tensions on the Korean peninsula and promote Korean Peninsula denuclearization.The Summit Diplomacy of DPRK and ROK under Kim Jong-il and Kim Jong-un achieved a breakthrough in North Korea's national survival and development.By contrast,the fundamental purpose of Summit Diplomacy of DPRK and ROK between two generations of North Korean leaders is the same and the guiding ideology is different from generation to generation.First,the Summit Diplomacy of DPRK and ROK achieved the fundamental goal of coexistence between North Korea and South Korea.Second,the Summit Diplomacy of DPRK and ROK shows DPRK's shift from military-first politics to an economy-focused state.In addition,the contradiction between the DPRK and the US in the process of denuclearization of Korean Peninsula has always affected the development of Koreas' relations.Finally,the concerted efforts of the DPRK and ROK to achieve national autonomy in resolving the Korean Peninsula issue have achieved remarkable results.The Summit Diplomacy of DPRK and ROK played a key role in the transformation of Koreas' relations from hostility to detente,reconciliation and cooperation.China's policy on the Korean Peninsula calls for “bilateral suspension and dual-track progress”,which is effective in addressing both symptoms and root causes and demonstrates China's firm belief in maintaining peace on the Korean Peninsula.