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한반도 통일이 중국에 미칠 편익비용 분석 (A Study to Analyze Cost-Benefits of the Reunification of Korean Peninsula to China)

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  • Jin , Jingyi

    (Peking University)

  • Jin , Qiangyi

    (Yanbian University)

  • Piao , Yinzhe

    (Yanbian University)

Abstract

Korean Abstract: 중국 동북지역은 향후 중국의 발전에 필수적인 공간을 제공하고 동북아에서의 경쟁력 확보에 커다란 동력이 될 것이라는 인식 아래 발전전략이 추진되고 있다. 동북아지역 발전전략이 성공적으로 실현되기 위해서는 한반도 문제 해결이 선행되어야 한다. 따라서 중국이 과연 어떤 시각과 어떤 전략으로 한반도 문제 해결을 위해 접근해야 하는지 고찰할 필요가 있다. 이 연구는 이상모형(理想模型研究方法) 및 세계행위도식(世界行爲範式) 연구방법을 활용하여 중국이 동북아지역 발전전략 실행을 위해 가장 이상적인 한반도 상황을 평화통일이라 상정하고, 한반도 통일을 지지하는 정책기조를 선택할 것이라는 결론을 도출하였다. 한반도 통일에 대한 중국의 입장과 관련된 4대 시나리오인 한반도 상태의 현상유지, 남북한 간 군사 충돌, 북한의 개혁개방 추진, 한반도의 평화통일 중에서 중국의 대한반도 정책 기조는 평화통일 지지로 설정할 것이다. 아울러 중국은 미국과 일본 등 주변국과 경쟁보다는 협력적인 자세로 동북아에서 공존하는 것을 환영하고, 이로써 동북아가 평화적·협력적인 세계의 중심지역으로 부상하게 될 것이다. 한반도 통일과 중국의 경제적 이익에 관해서는 북한의 개혁개방에 따른 중국 동북지역의 경제편익, 남북 경제통합이 중국에 미치는 파급효과, 유라시아 전략과 일대일로(一带一路) 전략의 접목이라는 측면에서 고찰해볼 수 있다. 우선 한반도 통일은 동북아의 삼각물류망 구축이 현실화된다는 측면에서 중국 동북지역은 한반도 통일의 가장 큰 수혜지역이 될 것이다. 특히 한반도 통일 후 중국 동북지역의 개방도 확보로 인한 경제적인 효과도 매우 클 것으로 전망되고, 동북3성은 대외개방도 확대만으로도 2,836억 위안에 달하는 편익을 창출할 수 있다. (후략) English Abstract: China is pursuing a regional development strategy for its northeast region with the realization that it is an area imperative to China's future development and that it will function as a powerful engine in securing China's regional competitiveness. For the successful development of northeast China, however, the issues related to the Korean peninsula must first be resolved. Therefore, it is important to understand how China views the Korean Peninsula, and which strategy it will employ in approaching this problem. This study uses the ideal model method and global action patterns method to demonstrate that peaceful unification is the most ideal setting for China regarding the Korean Peninsula if China's goal is to pursue its development strategy in the Northeast region. We conclude that China will choose a policy strategy that supports the unification of the Korean Peninsula in order to implement its own national strategy. We consider four main scenarios related to the unification of the Korean Peninsula: status quo, military conflict between South and North Korea, North Korea's pursuit of openness and reform, and peaceful unification. We conclude that China will strategically construct its policy underpinnings vis-à-vis the Korean Peninsula in support of a peaceful unification. Furthermore, China will eschew strategic competition with neighboring powers such as the US or Japan, and instead embrace cooperative co-existence in Northeast Asia. This would also mean that Northeast Asia will soon emerge on the global center stage as a peaceful and cooperative region. Unification of the Korea Peninsula and economic benefits for China can be considered in three aspects: unification and economic benefits for China’s northeast region resulting from North Korea's reform and opening up, the ripple effects of inter-Korean economic integration on China's Eurasian strategy, and the application of the One Belt and One Road Strategy. If a Northeast Asian triangular trade network becomes a reality, China's northeast region would be the greatest beneficiary in connection with unification of the Korean Peninsula. In particular, economic effects engendered from increased openness of the three provinces of northeast China due to Korean unification will be considerable. Increased openness of the three northeast Chinese provinces by itself is expected to generate economic benefits of about 283.6 billion RMB.

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  • Jin , Jingyi & Jin , Qiangyi & Piao , Yinzhe, 2014. "한반도 통일이 중국에 미칠 편익비용 분석 (A Study to Analyze Cost-Benefits of the Reunification of Korean Peninsula to China)," Policy Analyses 14-27, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy.
  • Handle: RePEc:ris:kieppa:2014_027
    DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2842095
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