The Koguryo controversy, national identity, and Sino-Korean relations today

In July 2004, a Chinese claim that the ancient Kingdom of Koguryo (37 BC-AD 668) was China's vassal state ignited a firestorm of protest in South Korea. The decade-long South Korean love affair with China appears to have ended, as increasing numbers of South Koreans have begun to view their col...

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Published in:East Asia (Piscataway, N.J.) N.J.), 2005-12, Vol.22 (4), p.3-17
Main Author: Gries, Peter Hays
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Conflict
Identity
International Relations
National Identity
Peoples Republic of China
Politics
South Korea
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Summary:In July 2004, a Chinese claim that the ancient Kingdom of Koguryo (37 BC-AD 668) was China's vassal state ignited a firestorm of protest in South Korea. The decade-long South Korean love affair with China appears to have ended, as increasing numbers of South Koreans have begun to view their colossal neighbor with new suspicion. What were the causes and consequences of this controversy? Rather than forwarding the usual political, economic, and security explanations, this paper interrogates the deeper identity politics at stake, arguing that the Koguryo controversy implicates the very meaning of being Korean or Chinese in the 21st century. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1096-6838
1874-6284
DOI:10.1007/s12140-005-0001-y