일본의 대전략에서 중국 요인: 한반도에 미치는 영향 = The China Factor in Japan`s Grand Strategy: The Impact on the Korean Peninsula

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Japan`s relationship with China, in addition to that with the United States, has been one of the most important elements of Japan`s grand strategy. During the Cold War, the significance of the China factor in Japan`s grand strategy culminated with the abandonment of Taiwan and the Sino-Japanese normalization in 1972. The China factor has had a substantial impact on Japan`s Korea policy. It rendered the two Koreas unprecedentedly competitive for initiating peace proposals. In this context, Japan was able to maintain the Two Koreas policy. Despite no clear reference point yet, Japan`s grand strategy is now being reshaped: engagement but vigilance as to China. This transition may be attributed not only to changes in the international environment and regional dynamics, such as the rise of China, but also to the waning of the pro-China or China-friendly political group in the past two decades. Japan`s changing strategic outlook regarding China structurally perpetuates Sino-Japanese disagreement in dealing with North Korea`s development of weapons of mass destruction.