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金正恩時期中朝關係的合作與衝突:以國家利益觀點分析
Cooperation and Conflict of Relations between China and North Korea in Kim Jong-Un Era: A National Interest Perspective
河凡植(Bum-sig Ha)
57卷4期(2018/12/01)

本研究目的在於,從中國與北韓的國家利益角度,分析金正恩時期中朝之間合作與衝突的背景,進而探討雙方關係的走向。自習近平與金正恩於 2013 年分別出任中國與北韓的國家元首以來,由於中朝兩國皆採取對對方國家利益有所損失的政策,使雙方關係陷入緊張。就北韓的國家利益而言,穩定以金正恩為首的共產黨政權為第一要務。因此,金正恩上台之後,繼承金正日的「先軍政治」,持續研發軍事科技,進行試射導彈、第 3 次核試爆,採取「經濟、核武建設並進路線」,以凝聚國內團結,且處決危及金正恩政治權威的人物來鞏固其權力。另外,北韓對國防戰略上,將核武作為減少兩韓戰力差距、朝美協商的籌碼,以獲得美國的安全保障。但北韓的核武戰略危害了中國的國家利益。中國的核心利益包括主權、安全、穩定,其周邊局勢以朝鮮半島經東海到南海影響最甚。因此中國反對北韓持有核武,並對北韓採取強硬態度,參與國際社會對北韓制裁,進而將北韓無核化作為與美國外交合作管道,並透過中美合作,實現北韓無核化。同時,尋找建構中美新型大國關係的方向。但北韓位於東北亞地緣政治的中心地帶,並鄰近中國東北地區。美國採取「重返亞洲」政策後,和南韓與日本加強安全同盟。在此情況下,北韓政權的狀況將會對東北亞國際政治局勢產生動盪,亦將會升溫中國的周邊局勢的不確定性,乃至對中國國家利益產生負面影響。因此,中國希望北韓維持一個穩定的共產政權,以維護其周邊局勢的穩定。從兩國國家利益上看,儘管金正恩認為,核武戰略維護北韓國防安全保障,使雙方關係造成衝突;然而,對中國而言,維護北韓共產體合其國家利益。由此可知,雙方於其國家利益將持續陷入反的合作衝突的關係。

 

The purpose of this project is to analyze the historical background of co- operation and conflict between China and North Korea during the Kim Jung- un era from both Chinese and North Korean’s national-interest perspective, as well as the direction of bilateral relationships. Since Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un took office as China and North Korea’s head of state in 2013 respectively, both countries have been adopting policies to lose their people’s national interest from each other, which in turn have caused great tension between the two countries.

From the viewpoint of North Korean’s national interests, maintaining stability of the communist regime headed by Kim Jong-un is the top priority. Therefore, since Kim Jong-un took office, North Korea has been inheriting Kim Jong-il’s “military-first politics,” and has been continuing to develop military technology, holding missile tests, and executing its 3rd nuclear test. Moreover, he has adopted equal emphasis policy for nuclear and economic development, so as to solidify its people. He also executed people who were endangering his political authority. Furthermore, North Korea has been developing nuclear weapons to reduce the gap of military power between North Korea and South Korea, and is using nuclear weaponry as a bargaining chip in their negotiations with the United States. However, North Korea's nuclear strategy also jeopardized China's national interests. China's core national interests include sovereignty, security, and stability.

Additionally, since the political situations around China, such as tensions in the Korean Peninsula, East and China Seas, were key to China’s national interests, China has been opposing North Korea’s policy of holding nuclear weapons. China also has been adopting hardline policy to take part in the financial sanction on North Korea by international society. Furthermore, China has been exploiting channels of diplomatic co-operation with United States as denuclearization of North Korea, and has been trying to realize it through China-United States co-operation, as well as seeking to build new relations with the United States.

However, China-U.S. relations are made complicated when the United States has been strengthening security alliance with South Korea and Japan, after Clinton declared the U.S. return to Asia. In this circumstance, the status of the North Korean regime would generate political turbulence in northeast Asia, given North Korea’s geographic location in Asia and its close proximity to northeast China, as well as heat up political uncertainty around China, and even cause negative impact on China’s national interests. Therefore, China would like to maintain a stable communist regime in North Korea and a steady situation in its surrounding area.

In terms of national interests for both countries, Kim Jong-un thinks that nuclear strategy would provoke a conflict of interests between China and North Korea, but could keep national defense security for North Korea. However, for China, maintaining a balanced and a continuance of communist regime in North Korea corresponds to its national interests. As a result, the relationship between China and North Korea is an uneasy mix of co- operation and conflict due to their differing national interests.

 

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