It’s official – new numbers from March confirm that China’s THAAD retaliation has significantly cut into South Korea’s tourism industry.
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Chinese Tourists to South Korea Drop 40 Percent in March Amid THAAD Row
Posted on 24 April 2017.
Posted in China, Economics, slider, South Korea4 Comments
China: Challenges for the Next South Korean Administration
Posted on 20 April 2017.
A question frequently asked is whether the next South Korean administration will tilt towards China and away from the United States, based on Seoul’s purportedly shifting perception of the relative importance of the two countries. In reality, it is not helpful to judge whether the United States or China are more important to the Republic of Korea. There is no simple reply to the general question and, honestly, there is no reason to answer it.
Posted in China, Economics, slider, South Korea9 Comments
Korea Loses Spot as Third Largest Sender of Students to the U.S.
Posted on 28 March 2017.
In 2016, South Korea officially dropped from the third largest source of international students in the United States to the fourth largest, now sitting behind China, India, and Saudi Arabia. The gap is small – Saudi Arabia sent just 280 more students than Korea in 2016 – but with the number of Korean students in the United States on a downward trend, that gap may widen in the coming years.
Posted in China, India, Korea Abroad, slider, South Korea0 Comments
A Conversation on THAAD from the Chinese Perspective
Posted on 17 March 2017.
KEI Communications Director Jenna Gibson, host of the KEI podcast Korean Kontext, recently interviewed Yun Sun, Senior Associate with the East Asia Program at the Stimson Center, about the Chinese perspective on the THAAD missile defense system.
Posted in China, North Korea, slider, South Korea0 Comments
Why is China so upset about THAAD?
Posted on 30 August 2016.
The decision to deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile system in South Korea has been controversial in South Korea, and predictably has been condemned by North Korea, but, judging by headlines and official statements, seems to have upset the Chinese more than anyone else.
Posted in China, slider, South Korea1 Comment
How a Northeast Asian Development Bank Could Succeed
Posted on 09 October 2015.
Still in the nascent stage of planning, a Northeast Asia Development Bank would serve as a multilateral development bank (MDB) to attract investment in Northeast Asia, specifically intending to incentivize the DPRK to denuclearize through access to external capital for development.
Posted in China, Japan, Korea Abroad, North Korea, slider, South Korea0 Comments
Three Questions About the Korea-China FTA
Posted on 10 November 2014.
South Korea’s ambition to become a regional free trade hub in East Asia took another step towards reality as South Korea and China announced the outline of a conclusion of their bilateral FTA negotiations
Posted in China, Inter-Korean, North Korea, slider, South Korea2 Comments
Where Does the South Korea-China ‘Reset’ Go From Here?
Posted on 01 July 2014.
While the North Korean nuclear issue is expected to be front and center at the summit, a series of underlying issues may impact how successful Park and Xi are at continuing to improve relations between China and South Korea.
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