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두 번째 백년을 준비하는 시진핑 정권
Xi Jinping's Regime Preparing for the Second Century There were significant anniversaries and events for China in 2021. It marked the centenary of the foundation of the Communist Party of China, the 110th anniversary of the Chinese Revolution, the centenary of the birth of modern Chinese archaeology, and the adoption of the Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the Major Achievements and Historical Experience of the Party over the Past Century. In particular, 2021 is the year they declared to have successfully achieved a moderately prosperous society in celebration of the first century (the centenary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party) of the two centuries. 2021 also marks the year they start a new journey to achieve the 'Great Revival of the Chinese Nation (Chinese Dream)' by 2049 (the centenary of the foundation of a New China). On March 23rd, the Northeast Asian History Foundation ("Foundation") held a press conference for the publication of 『Source Book of Chinese Media Trends in the Second Half of 2021』 to examine the current status of 'Analysis of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in Xi Jinping's New Era.’ This article summarizes the contents into four categories: political and foreign policies, history, culture, and ethnicity.
Bae Hyeon-jun, Researcher, Korea-China Relations History Research Institute
신시대 중국 역사학과 세계사 - 일국사와 세계사의 잘못된 만남 -
Chinese History in the New Era and World History – Discord between a Country's History and World History - Tensions between the United States and China are escalating in the 21st century and becoming the central axis of changes in Northeast Asian issues. Recently, the Chinese history circles have set the integration of Chinese history and world history as one of their main undertakings by advocating 'Chinese History for the New Era,' a history that establishes the Chinese socialist view of history and justifies the revival of the Chinese nation and highlights the world-class level of Chinese civilization. The details of 'Chinese History for the New Era' can be generally divided into close communication between socialist historical theory and modern science and systematic harmony between socialist historical theory and Chinese tradition. Both have important implications in that they are the theoretical basis for asserting the integration of Chinese history and world history.
Lee Jeong-il, Researcher at the Research Institute of Ancient and Medieval History of Korea
중국의 문화정책과 문화통치
China's Culture Policies and Cultural Ruling “Ta meiyou wenhua.” When translated literally, it means “He has no culture.” However, it actually means, “He has a poor educational background.” The meaning of ‘culture’ is different in China and Korea. In China, culture meant a 'civilization' differentiated from barbarism. It was believed that culture was owned only by “China” and only by the top ruler among them. In other words, even among the same Chinese, the ruled were considered barbaric, and all non-Chinese people also barbaric. China ruled its people in a way that edified barbaric people using 'manners, music, and culture,' which gave birth to the phrase “rule and edify with culture.” In ancient China, culture was and still is, an essential means of governance.
Kim In-hee, Director, Korea-China Relations History Research Institute
빗장 풀린 중국의 소위 ‘항미원조’ 영상물 제작
China, Unlatched, Producing So-Called 'Anti-American Aid' Films In 2020, China planned to produce many films to commemorate the so-called the '70th Anniversary of Anti-American Aid.' Still, they could not be made as much due to the unexpected outbreak of COVID-19. The National Radio and Television Administration, which supervises Chinese media, began to encourage the production of “anti-American aid” content. The production of films, which had not shown much progress, resumed. The ones that drew attention among them include films such as , , and , and the drama . was released on China's so-called 'Anti-American Aid Commemoration Day (October 25)' two months after filming began and was assigned almost half of all screens nationwide. However, it came fourth in the box office chart, throwing the enormous support in the shade. However, the drama was a semi-success. It recorded the highest viewing rate among its competitors that were aired simultaneously. However, its viewing rate was around 1-2% when it first started airing.
Lee Yoo-pyo, Researcher, Korea-China Relations History Research Institute
제국과 의로운 민족
Empire and Righteous Nation For us, living in the Republic of Korea in 2022, our neighbor, the People's Republic of China, is giving us a lot of trouble. In terms of the political, economic, and social values it pursues, China is very different from South Korea. Moreover, China has been seen as a major threat in diplomacy and security to its neighbors. Its aggressive and expansionist military and foreign policy have been in full swing since the 2010s. However, given that China already has become Korea's biggest trading partner for quite some time now, it is difficult for Korea to keep its distance from China. Korea is facing a dilemma as China challenges the existing international order led by the USA by calling for the Chinese Dream and the “Great Revival of the Chinese Nation.” A pleasant book came out in these difficult times. It is the 『Empire and Righteous Nation: 600 Years of China-Korea Relations』 by Odd Arne Westad, who teaches modern and contemporary East Asian international relations at Yale University, USA. China dreams of reviving an East Asian 'empire,' Westad suggests that we try to understand the "long-term development of East Asia's history" to figure out "important international issues" related to the Korean Peninsula" and "what alternatives we have."
Sim Ho-seong, Researcher at the Research Institute of International Relations and Historical Interaction
요동(遼東)지역 고구려 산성
Goguryeo Mountain Fortress in the Liaodong (遼東) Region Liaodong is a region east of the Liaodong Province in today's northeastern China. By borrowing the term familiar to us, Manchuria (滿洲) can be described as southern Manchuria. It was in the early fifth century when Goguryeo occupied this region. It was around this time that Gwanggaeto the Great (廣開土王) looked all around the newly conquered territories in the Liaodong region. The various measures that he and the kings who succeeded him must have taken to rule the new territories are unknown, but at least it is clear that fortresses were built in various places in Liaodong and used as strongholds and defensive facilities for their rule. Goguryeo's fortresses show various scenes from Goguryeo's history directly to us.
Lee Seong-je, Researcher at the Research Institute of Ancient and Medieval History of Korea
‘백의민족의 영상’ 김산
‘Inspiration for the White-clad Nation’ Kim San The silt from the Taklamakan Desert flew in and piled up for thousands of years to form a loess plateau. This plateau was eroded by running water for thousands of years to form a deep valley. In the loess plateau of Shanxi Province, only red sandstone creased with wavy patterns remains to testify to its long history. A crease in that valley must have kept the memory of Kim San. Is the wind passing through those creases the song of Arirang that he sang more than a hundred years ago? Wouldn't he be waiting to return to his homeland, even if it was as a handful of dirt? What does a homeland mean to strangers, the diasporas, regardless of where and whom? I first read 『Song of Arirang』 in the USA in my early 20s. Korea was crossing another Arirang pass due to the Gwangju Democratization Movement, and this book contains the story of two unlikely people. One was an independence activist and East Asian revolutionary, Kim San (real name: Jang Ji-rak), and the other was an adventurous American journalist Nym Wales (real name: Helen Foster Snow). They met amid the vortex of the Long March of China in 1937. Wales saw in Kim San, a man of “a confident and dignified attitude and hands as lean as those of a scholar,” a depth of thought and insight that was not found in the 25 Chinese revolutionaries for whom she wrote biographies. Kim San left his own voice through her, leaving traces of countless unnamed 'Kim Sans' in history.
Yoo Jeong-ae, Professor of History, Sungkyunkwan University
‘2022년도 일본 고등학교 검정교과서 내용 분석 전문가 세미나’ 참관기
Report on ‘2022 Seminar with Specialists on Authorized Japanese High School Textbook Content Analysis’ On Tuesday, March 29, the Japanese Ministry of Education announced the results of screening Japanese high school social studies textbooks to be used from 2023. This screening reflects Japan's course of study and its guidebook revised in 2018. In particular, it fully reflected the views of the Japanese government in the descriptions of Dokdo Island, forced mobilization, and the Japanese military ‘comfort women.’ The Northeast Asian History Foundation ("Foundation") reviewed 25 textbooks that include Korea-related content among 31 social studies textbooks that were authorized through the screening and held the <2022 Seminar with Specialists on Authorized Japanese High School Textbook Content Analysis> with the Asia Peace and History Education Network on Wednesday, March 30.
Wee Ga-ya, Researcher at the Research Institute of Ancient and Medieval History of Korea
2022 독도연구소 심포지엄 ‘발굴 자료로 탐색하는 독도 연구의 새 지평’ 참관기
Report on 2022 Dokdo Research Institute Symposium, 'New Direction in Dokdo Research Explored through Excavation Data’ The Northeast Asian History Foundation held a symposium titled 'New Direction in Dokdo Research Explored through Excavation Data' on Monday, February 28. The symposium was held in response to the so-called 'Takeshima Day' event held at Shimane Prefecture of Japan. Recently, Japan has reinforced its territorial claims to Dokdo Island by reopening the National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty and revising and announcing the Japanese Course of Study. At this symposium, researchers empirically analyzed the historical materials discovered in Japan, and the USA presented their findings.
Seok Joo-hee, Researcher, Dokdo Research Institute
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