Abstract
The interrelationship between the Socotra Rock issue and security, domestic political, and economic factors is under scrutiny in this chapter, including how they have tested and continue to test bilateral ties today and in recent years. Since normalization, Sino-South Korean economic ties have witnessed immense growth, from US $6.4 billion in 1992 to a staggering US $220.6 billion in 2011. China’s economic footprint in the ROK has alarmed many South Koreans, who fear that their neighbor has a ‘superpower mentality’ toward the Korean Peninsula. China’s economic and political influence upon North Korea in particular has raised serious questions. This sentiment is reflected with regards to Socotra Rock by leading Korean activists. The chapter discusses how such issues are intertwined with ‘Ieodo’ in South Korean popular and elite perceptions of a growing threat.
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Notes
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See Mario Esteban, ‘The Management of Nationalism During the Jiang Era (1994–2002) and Its Implications on Government and Regime Legitimacy’, European Journal of East Asian Studies 5, no. 2 (2006): 181–214.
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Chun In-Bum (31/10/2017), ‘Korean defense reform: History and challenges’: https://www.brookings.edu/research/korean-defense-reform-history-and-challenges/.
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Rixiang Rock is Gageocho in Korean, and also known as Gageo Reef; Chunxiao and Pinghu are known in Japanese as Shirakaba and Kikyo, respectively.
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This reference to Suyan Rock being renamed as Parangdo is not correct. In fact, Parangdo has been used in the mythology of the feature, as has Ieodo. However, in 2001 Ieodo was formally selected as the official name.
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Fox, S. (2019). Recent Economic and Security Factors. In: China, South Korea, and the Socotra Rock Dispute. Palgrave Pivot, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2077-4_6
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