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softpowerisweak.Chinamaybetryingtobuilditssoftpowerinthisway.“TheChinesegovernmentanditsnetizenswill
continuetoactinthisway,”assessedKang,“Thereneedstobeacourageousvoicethatcontinuouslyobjectstofalseclaims.
Factcheckingiscrucial.Weoughtnottogetbotheredbythepsychologicaljabsandmedia’scontrolofthepublicopinion.”
Professor Woo said, “The Chinese claims on culture depends on the consistency of the current system and the direction
ofitssuccessors.”HecitedinstabilityinChina’sone-partypoliticalsystemasthecauseofthecurrentsituationandstated
that the solution also depends on the cause. “If the one-party political system continues, sinocentrism, which is the cause
ofpatriotismeducationandculturalsuperiority,willcontinue,butIthinkthiswillendnaturallywhenamoredemocratic
political system emerges in China,” he said. He also looked optimistically at the current situation, saying, “The cultural
debatewillnotspreadtotheextentthatitwillhaveasignificantdiplomaticandeconomicimpact.”However,heexpressed
concern,saying,“Ithinkthegovernment’smovementregardingthisincidentisstrongerthanthatofthecitizens,butmore
Chinesecitizensmayweighinonthematterinthefuture.”
“Cultural conflicts will probably continue on into the future,” said an anonymous Chinese student, “Korea thinks China
isstealingculture,butmostChinesepeoplethinkKoreaistheonetryingtostealculture.Therewasastrongbacklashon
WeiboagainstKorea’srecentattempttoregisterakindofknotasaUNESCOWorldHeritage.”Theyareoftheopinionthat
ifthetwosidescontinuetothinkthattheothersideisstealingculture,suchconflictswillpersist.
Outlook2:Anunwrittenhistory
The historical aspect is not much different from the cultural one. Professor
Dae
Kang predicted, “To China, Korea is a cornerstone in its quest to solidify
Wa
influenceinNortheastAsia;thiswillcontinueinthelongrun.”Healsosaid,“In
ⓒCheong
thecourseofnormalizingdiplomaticrelations,wefailedtonarrowthegapon
ourstancesonNorthKoreaandtheKoreanWar,andevenafterthat,wefailed
to establish a consensus on historical facts and North Korea. The intellectual
community should actively review China’s claims and make efforts to correct
them in areas that are different from the facts.” Both government and citizens
worktogethertoproducediplomaticresults.
▲PresidentMoonJae-inandChinesePresident
XiJinpingshakehandsinBeijingonDecember
KimHyeon-jong,theorganizeroftheVANKGlobalPetitionTeam,saidthat
14,2017wherethetwocountriesagreedon
the government’s response to the history issue so far was regrettable, but it
commongoalsonacontinuingefforttoimprove
bilateralrelations.
could not have been helped. “The South Korean government’s response was
not immediate in such discussions as the Northeast Project,” he said. “However, this is because the government and state
agencies may have complicated interests such as diplomacy. On the other hand, private organizations that are free from
interestswereabletorespondimmediately.Suchwillbethepictureintheeventofanothersimilarhistoricaldebateinthe
future. So far, VANK, a private organization free of interest, has responded to China’s claims with global petitions. More
people are interested than ever before, including the Korean diaspora and foreigners. As interest and awareness grows on
this matter, the Chinese government may very well be pressured to appease the masses,” he said, predicting that more
interestsurroundingthehistoricalissueswillcontinuetorise.
ChinaandKoreahaveadeephistoryandthecomplexrelationshipcannotbeexplainedsosimply.Addcultureonto
thatanditismorecomplicatedstill.Fact-checkingmustcomefirst,thencompromisebasedonthetruthmustfollow.
Reconstructing the past through records is the beginning of correctly looking at culture and history. It is necessary
to share what we are looking at while respecting one another’s domain. Forcing one’s perspective on the other side
without such a process creates problems. In order not to repeat the conflicts that we have already seen surrounding
gender,ideology,religion,andmore,TheArgusbelievesweallneedtounderstandtheperspectiveoftheotherside.
webmail@hufs.ac.kr
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MARCH 2021
softpowerisweak.Chinamaybetryingtobuilditssoftpowerinthisway.“TheChinesegovernmentanditsnetizenswill
continuetoactinthisway,”assessedKang,“Thereneedstobeacourageousvoicethatcontinuouslyobjectstofalseclaims.
Factcheckingiscrucial.Weoughtnottogetbotheredbythepsychologicaljabsandmedia’scontrolofthepublicopinion.”
Professor Woo said, “The Chinese claims on culture depends on the consistency of the current system and the direction
ofitssuccessors.”HecitedinstabilityinChina’sone-partypoliticalsystemasthecauseofthecurrentsituationandstated
that the solution also depends on the cause. “If the one-party political system continues, sinocentrism, which is the cause
ofpatriotismeducationandculturalsuperiority,willcontinue,butIthinkthiswillendnaturallywhenamoredemocratic
political system emerges in China,” he said. He also looked optimistically at the current situation, saying, “The cultural
debatewillnotspreadtotheextentthatitwillhaveasignificantdiplomaticandeconomicimpact.”However,heexpressed
concern,saying,“Ithinkthegovernment’smovementregardingthisincidentisstrongerthanthatofthecitizens,butmore
Chinesecitizensmayweighinonthematterinthefuture.”
“Cultural conflicts will probably continue on into the future,” said an anonymous Chinese student, “Korea thinks China
isstealingculture,butmostChinesepeoplethinkKoreaistheonetryingtostealculture.Therewasastrongbacklashon
WeiboagainstKorea’srecentattempttoregisterakindofknotasaUNESCOWorldHeritage.”Theyareoftheopinionthat
ifthetwosidescontinuetothinkthattheothersideisstealingculture,suchconflictswillpersist.
Outlook2:Anunwrittenhistory
The historical aspect is not much different from the cultural one. Professor
Dae
Kang predicted, “To China, Korea is a cornerstone in its quest to solidify
Wa
influenceinNortheastAsia;thiswillcontinueinthelongrun.”Healsosaid,“In
ⓒCheong
thecourseofnormalizingdiplomaticrelations,wefailedtonarrowthegapon
ourstancesonNorthKoreaandtheKoreanWar,andevenafterthat,wefailed
to establish a consensus on historical facts and North Korea. The intellectual
community should actively review China’s claims and make efforts to correct
them in areas that are different from the facts.” Both government and citizens
worktogethertoproducediplomaticresults.
▲PresidentMoonJae-inandChinesePresident
XiJinpingshakehandsinBeijingonDecember
KimHyeon-jong,theorganizeroftheVANKGlobalPetitionTeam,saidthat
14,2017wherethetwocountriesagreedon
the government’s response to the history issue so far was regrettable, but it
commongoalsonacontinuingefforttoimprove
bilateralrelations.
could not have been helped. “The South Korean government’s response was
not immediate in such discussions as the Northeast Project,” he said. “However, this is because the government and state
agencies may have complicated interests such as diplomacy. On the other hand, private organizations that are free from
interestswereabletorespondimmediately.Suchwillbethepictureintheeventofanothersimilarhistoricaldebateinthe
future. So far, VANK, a private organization free of interest, has responded to China’s claims with global petitions. More
people are interested than ever before, including the Korean diaspora and foreigners. As interest and awareness grows on
this matter, the Chinese government may very well be pressured to appease the masses,” he said, predicting that more
interestsurroundingthehistoricalissueswillcontinuetorise.
ChinaandKoreahaveadeephistoryandthecomplexrelationshipcannotbeexplainedsosimply.Addcultureonto
thatanditismorecomplicatedstill.Fact-checkingmustcomefirst,thencompromisebasedonthetruthmustfollow.
Reconstructing the past through records is the beginning of correctly looking at culture and history. It is necessary
to share what we are looking at while respecting one another’s domain. Forcing one’s perspective on the other side
without such a process creates problems. In order not to repeat the conflicts that we have already seen surrounding
gender,ideology,religion,andmore,TheArgusbelievesweallneedtounderstandtheperspectiveoftheotherside.
webmail@hufs.ac.kr
chhwpark@hufs.ac.kr
35
MARCH 2021
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