Between balancing and bandwagoning: South Korea's response to China

DC Kang - Journal of East Asian Studies, 2009 - cambridge.org
Why has South Korea accommodated China, instead of fearing its growth and balancing
against it? This article makes two central arguments. First, concepts of balancing and …

Sino-ROK relations at a crossroads: looming tensions amid growing interdependence

T Kim - The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
For the past 12 years, China and South Korea have significantly improved their bilateral ties—
to such an extent that China is now South Korea's largest trading partner. Furthermore …

“China Rising” and Its Implications for North Korea's China Policy

DC Kang - New Challenges of North Korean Foreign Policy, 2010 - Springer
Since the introduction of market reforms in 1978, China has rapidly emerged as a major
regional and even global power, averaging over 9 percent economic growth over the next …

Power cycles and security complexes: evolution of the East Asian supercomplex

Z Garcia - Asian Politics & Policy, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In recent decades East Asia has become the center of global economic dynamism. Despite
this, the region is home to a significant number of unresolved territorial disputes that threaten …

The security of the Korean peninsula

DC Kang - The Routledge handbook of Asian security studies, 2009 - taylorfrancis.com
The Korean peninsula remains a troubled area. While old rivalries have either disappeared
or at least evolved in the past twenty years, state relations on the Korean peninsula remain …