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The Chinese Studies of Korea Issues and Ideas

Do Hee Kim

Sogang Institute for East Asian Studies, Sogang University

Published: February 2006 · Vol. 25 No. 1 · pp. 55-89
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Abstract

This paper examines issues and problems of the Chinese studies in Korea that has 30 years history on the basis of evaluating the established Chinese studies of Korea. First, It will show the contents and features of existing Chinese studies of Korea, what is the method of this article for the different approach. As the sub-title of this paper, it uses interviews intended for 12 researchers of Chinese politics and 3 scholars of political science. That will show us more propound critical mind and concrete vision about Chinese (political) studies. Second, It discusses the present condition of Chinese studies in Korea on 21th century, the nature of change and continuance by comparing with Chinese studies nineties. Additionally, this paper argues that the one of the most important issues of Chinese studies of Korea is an identity problem between original department and area studies. Third, this suggests that Chinese studies of Korea have to research into new methodology and a bruising debate as a way of solution, the other way it also think about how the chinese studies of Korea will contribute to Sinology learning groups, humane and social science, widely Korean society.
Keywords: Chinese StudiesChinese PoliticsSinologyInterdisciplinary Studies