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King of Garbage

Mr. Yu is a Korean investor living in Bahrain, a small country near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. He is 7,000 miles away from his homeland, but he is living out his calling as a Korean, to live out the principles of hongik ingan, to benefit humanity. Every...

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What is Hongik Ingan?

Dr. Hyun Jin P. Moon’s book, Korean Dream: A Vision for a Unified Korea, spends significant time exploring hongik ingan and proposing that it can serve as a unfying and guiding principle for Korean reunification. He writes: “The Korean identity, originating in the...

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China’s Role in Korean Unification Vision and Northeast Asian Peace-Building

China’s Role in Korean Unification Vision and Northeast Asian Peace-Building

For China, the division of the Korean Peninsula is a historical product and the master of the ultimate unification on the Peninsula are the Korean people; outside powers’ interference, no matter what the motive will be, cannot stop the unification trend. An address by Xiaohe Cheng, Deputy Director, Center for China’s International Strategic Studies, Renmin University of China

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The Future Vision for a Unified Korean Peninsula: A U.S. Perspective

The Future Vision for a Unified Korean Peninsula: A U.S. Perspective

Korea has always been part of the larger U.S. strategic policy for the region and the world. The United States has not and will not produce a Korean unification policy on its own for implementation beyond the level of rhetoric. An address by Tong Kim, Visiting Professor at Korea University and at The University of North Korean Studies.

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The Future Vision for a Peaceful, Unified Korean Peninsula: A Chinese Perspective

The Future Vision for a Peaceful, Unified Korean Peninsula: A Chinese Perspective

To Chinese government, a rapid and violent reunification is clearly undesirable, but an “independent, peaceful, and gradual” reunification is different and would be desirable. Yet, such a desirable reunification is deemed by Chinese government as unfeasible in the near future. An address by Cai Jian, Ph. D.,Center for Korean Studies, Fudan University

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