THE SUNSHINE POLICY

*1990's

1998.11.19 강화도해안 간첩선 침투 기도사건

1998.12.17 여수해안 간첩선 격침 사건

1999.6.15 제1연평해전

*2000's

2002.6.29 제2연평해전

2003.1.10 북 핵확산방지조약(NPT) 탈퇴

2003.2.20 북 미그-29기 1대 연평도 NLL 13㎞ 남하(아군 전투기 대응출격)

2004.10.10 북 잠수함 동해침투 첩보(아군 폭뢰 투하)

2004.11.1 북 경비정 3척, 서해 소청도 동방 6.5 마일 및 연평도 서방 25마일 해상 NLL 월선, 해군 경고사격

2005.2.10 북, 핵무기 보유 선언

2005.5.11 북 영변 5MW 원자로에서 8000개의 폐연료봉 인출 작업 완료 발표

2006.7.5 북, 장거리 미사일 대포동 2호를 포함한 7기 미사일 함경북도 화대군 무수단리 발사장서 시험 발사 실시.

2006.10.9 북, 제1차 핵실험 강행

What is the Sunshine Policy?

The Sunshine Policy was the foreign policy of South Korea towards North Korea 

from 1998 until Lee Myung-bak's election to presidency in 2007.

Since its articulation by South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, the policy resulted in greater political contact between the two States and some historic moments

in Inter-Korean relations; the two Korean summit meetings in Pyongyang

(June 2000 and October 2007) which broke ground, several high-profile business ventures, and brief meetings of family members separated by the Korean War.

In 2000, Kim Dae Jung was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his successful implementation of the Sunshine Policy.

Overview

The main aim of the policy was to soften North Korea's attitudes

towards the South by encouraging interaction and economic assistance.

The national security policy had three basic principles:

- No armed provocation by the North will be tolerated

- The South will not attempt to absorb the North in any way

- The South actively seeks cooperation

These principles were meant to convey the message that the South does not wish to absorb the North or to undermine

its government; its goal was peaceful co-existence rather than regime change.

Kim's administration also outlined two other major policy components. The first was the separation of politics and economics. In practice, this meant that the South loosened restrictions on its private sector to invest in North Korea,

limiting its own involvement essentially to humanitarian aid. This was initially meant both to improve the North's economy and to induce change in the North's economic policy, though the latter goal was later (at least officially) de-emphasized.

The second component was the requirement of reciprocity from the North. Initially it was intended that the two States

would treat each other as equals, each making concessions and compromises. Perhaps most criticism of the policy

stemmed from the significant backpedaling by the South on this principle in the face of unexpected rigidity from the North.

It ran into trouble just two months into the Sunshine era, when South Korea requested the creation of a reunion center for divided families in exchange for fertilizer assistance; North Korea denounced this as horse trading and cut off talks. A year later the South announced its goal would be "flexible reciprocity" based on Confucian values; as the "elder brother"

of the relationship the South would provide aid without expecting an immediate reciprocation and without requesting

a specific form of reciprocity. The South also announced that it would provide humanitarian assistance without any expectations of concessions in return.

The logic of the policy was based on the belief that, even in light of its continuing shortages and economic duress, North's Communist regime will not collapse, disintegrate, or reform itself, even if the South were to apply strong pressure. It was believed that military tensions can be lessened through bilateral and multilateral frameworks. This emphasized the normalization of political and economic relations between both the United States and North Korea as well as Japan.

The term sunshine policy originates in The North Wind and the Sun, one of Aesop's fables.

THE SUNSHINE POLICY

The negative aspect

of The Sunshine Policy.

Part 1> What is the Sunshine Policy? - 위약요

Part 2> The advantages of it. - 류정정

Part 3> The negative aspects of it. - 윤지인

The advantages

of the sunshine policy

It could be a waste of money.

External Challenges

1. it is a diplomatic policy,in some ways it benefit both of the counties.

1. It doesn't result in improving human rights of North Korea in return.

2. The potential purpose is to unify the North Korean.

1. the weakening of the US-South Korea alliance.

2. When the sunshine policy was implemented, North Korea is committed military aggression continuously.

3. It helps them to strengthen contacts in politicas and business or something else.

2. Criticism for repeatedly dropping

from United Nations votes

criticizing the North's human rights record.

3. It let North Korea develop

the nuclear weapons and missiles.

presentation by Yoon.

4. As for Korean,the policy helps it to develope the economy and at the same time,Improve the international reputation.

5. As for North korea, it pulled out from the terrible situation,

in a short time, the economy recovered, and they gradually strengthen contacts with Japan and America.

In the long run, the contacts helped North korea.