By James Hoare. The Chinese–Korean relationship has puzzled Westerners. While the Korean kingdom claimed to be independent,at the same time it seemed to accept a dependent status within the Chinese world order that was seen as a limitation on sovereignty. Yet in the 1870s and the early 1880s, while the Korean court consulted China […]The post China’s Korean dilemma: influence and power on the Korean Peninsula appeared first on Hong Kong Free Press. Author: China Policy Institute Blog.
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