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US-China Rivalry and South Korea’s Strategy

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Chaesung Chun cautions against realism’s pessimism when more optimistic outcomes of US-China rivalry are possible. South Korea needs to use middle power diplomacy together with ASEAN, Taiwan, Australia, and Japan to introduce norm-governed and multilevel engagement in East Asia. It also needs to adjust its bilateral relations with China and the USA to reflect new economic and strategic realities.

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  1. Department of International Relations, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea

    Chaesung Chun

  2. Asian Security Initiative, East Asian Institute, Seoul, South Korea

    Chaesung Chun

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  1. Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

    David Arase

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Chun, C. (2016). US-China Rivalry and South Korea’s Strategy. In: Arase, D. (eds) China’s Rise and Changing Order in East Asia. Politics and Development of Contemporary China. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-352-00023-8_7

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