거꾸로 보는 동아시아 지도와 중국 견제: 미･일의 지정학 관점과 한국의 지전략 = The East-Up Map for Keeping China in Check: American and Japanese Geopolitical Positions and South Korea’s Geostrategy

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Maps are a mirror that reveals a country’s geopolitical awareness and strategic thinking, and a window of opportunity to understand its geopolitical perceptions, strategies, and policies. In the era of great power competition and the new Cold War, South Korea needs to pay attention to the importance of maps and geopolitics for formulating its national strategy. This article analyzes strategic implications of the East-Up Map from the viewpoint of keeping China in check and asks South Korea to perform a high-level geostrategy. Xavier Brunson, the Commander of USFK, is an American general who has most candidly expressed the geopolitical value of the Korean Peninsula and the strategic importance of USFK. Japan, with its rich geopolitical culture based on historical experiences, is also familiar with using the East-Up Map. Strategic common ground between the U.S. and Japan based on similar geopolitical viewpoints led to formulating Indo-Pacific strategies. It is a historic mission for the ROK Government, as a strong middle power, to carry out a high dimensional geostrategy.