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Competitive Efforts Regarding the South Pacific Islands by South Korea, Japan and China

동아시아 국가들의 태평양 쟁탈전 : 한국, 일본, 중국의 남태평양 도서국가 외교

  • Park, Young-June (Department of Military Strategy, National Security College, Korea National Defense University)
  • 박영준 (국방대학교 안전보장대학원 군사전략학과)
  • Received : 2013.08.29
  • Accepted : 2013.11.15
  • Published : 2013.12.30
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Abstract

The Pacific Island Forum that consists of 14 island countries in the South Pacific has long been the focus of keen attention from East Asian countries such as South Korea, Japan and China. The South Pacific area was controlled by Japan right after the First World War. The League of Nations bestowed the right of trusteeship over the region to Japan, one of the victors in the war. However, the U.S. considered the area indispensible for its security interests in the Pacific after victory in the Second World War. With the end of Cold War period, the region again began to gain the competitive attention of Japan, China and Korea. Japan has made efforts to give economic assistance to this region by holding the Japan-Pacific Islands summit every three years. In addition, Japan is promoting a security engagement with this region by dispatching Self Defense Forces with the aim of initiating construction and development projects. In response to Japan's active involvement in the region, China also began to convene a summit meeting with these countries in 2006, making pledges of economic assistance. Furthermore, Chinese civilian companies struck deals of investment with municipal institutions in the region with a view to enhancing China's influence in the region. Japan's and China's active engagement in the region has galvanized South Korea to craft a more effective strategic approach to the region.

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