Tacit Acceptance and Watchful Eyes: Beijing's Views about the U.S.-ROK Alliance.

Abstract

The author examines China's perception of the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK). He believes continued acceptance of the status quo is not guaranteed and that developments in the Sino-American relationship and the course of reunification of the Korean Peninsula will affect attitudes in the future. The author discusses China's general post-Cold War security policy and apparent quiet acceptance of the ROK alliance as a part of the favorable status quo in Northeast Asia. Beijing also displays a changed attitude towards the United States' political and military presence in Northeast Asia. The future of the political division on the Korean Peninsula is of key importance to China's perception of the U.S.-ROK alliance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 24, 1997
Accession Number
ADA324862

Entities

People

  • Fei-ling Wang

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alliances
  • Asia
  • Cold War
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • North Korea
  • Northeast Asia
  • Political Science
  • Political Systems
  • Security
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union