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International Relations (2)
Korea in the World
2009. 9. 8
김 병 구 (BK Kim)
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010-2684-8447
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Korean Land Space
• Area: 110,000 + 150,000 km**2
• Population: 5000 + 2500 + 500만
– 1.3% of 6 billion world population
– 1/15 of China, ¼ of US, ½ of Japan
• Language: Ural-Altaic group
Finland, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan
Alphabet:
Hangul
Only invented phonetic symbol
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Korean Presence in History
• Far eastern end of the Silk Road
• Koguryo, Unified Shilla trade with the West
• Shilla monk Hyecho
– 8 c. travel record of India, C. Asia ‘왕오천축국전’
• Shilla tycoon Chang Bogo (청해진에서 신라
방까지)
– 9 c. controlled NE Asia sea trade
• Tang general Kosunji conquered C. Asia
– 8 c. Afghanistan conquer, paper technology
Peak Period Silk Road (8 c.)
Rome-Istanbul-Baghdad-Samar Cant- 장안-경주
20th Century History
• 1910 Japanese annexation
• 1919 3.1 Movement, small nation’s
indepence
• 1945 Liberation(Hiroshima/Nagasaki)
• 1948 N/S separate independence
– S: market democracy, N: communism
– GNP ~ $500/head, worst LDC
1950
Korean War, devastated peninsula
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20th Century History
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1961
1988
1989
1991
1996
2002
2007
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5.16 Revolution, 5-year Economic Develop.
Seoul Oympic
German reunification
Soviet collapse
ROK joined OECD
Japan/Korea World Cup
ROK joined Geneva Group
Beijing Olympic
– GNP $20,000/head, 400 times GDP in 60 years
– Only country to achieve democacy/economy
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Korean Characteristics
• Race:
Mongolian (blue spot)
relatively “pure blood”
• Religion: Buddhism, Christian
liberal to outside religions
• Alphabet: Hangul ideal for comuterization
easy to learn foreign language
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Korean Impression
• Personal:
60’s, ‘I am from Japan’
• Foreigner’s impression
‘ hard working, efficient, high-tech’
succeeded in economic + democracy develop
China: economy first, democracy later
• Trade with 200 nations
Export: electronics, cars, ships
Import: raw materials
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Modern Global Koreans
• UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
Personal history
SG election (2006. 10. 9.)
His achievements
Home work next week
Wikipedia, Economist
• WHO Director General Dr. Lee Jong-Wook
Died in office during 2005 – 2007 term
Served as the highest global medical position
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Korean Int’l Competitiveness
• ‘빨리 빨리 (bbali bbali)’ mentality
IT nation: internet infra, high-tech
• Reliable fine products, services
Samsung, LG, Hyundai, etc.
electronics, auto, ships
• Culture products: 대장금, 겨울연가
• Character: warm hearted, flexible
• Needed: foreign language, global mind
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Korean Attractions
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Food 韓食 : well-being health food
Dress 韓服 : 치마 저고리
Housing 韓屋 : 기와집, 초가집
Alphabet 한글 : scientific but
Music 國樂 : 판소리, 가요
Culture 韓流 : TV dramas
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ROK’s Global Position
• UN Sec. Council veto powers (P5)
US, RUS, UK, FRA, CPR 1945~64 NWS
• Threshold states (T3)
INA, PAK, ISR post-1970 NWS
• Among 4 big powers US/RUS/CPR/JAP
• Wisdom of SWI/AUT (强小國)
Among 4 big powers UK/FRA/GER/RUS
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발표 주제
• KYU’s international competitiveness?
• UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon?
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