율곡 이이의 동북아 인식과 21세기 동북아의 평화와 공동 번영

초록

Two criteria for formulating foreign policy which Yulgok(1536∼1584, his real name is Lee Yi), who served in various high-ranking government posts as a famous Neo-Confucian in Joseon Dynasty, proposed are gwon(權) and eui(義). Yulgok thought that it would be not difficult for a king to govern his country if he coped with change by means of gwon(權) and carried out a task in accordance with eui(義). Gwon(權) means to follow the golden means according to circumstances and eui(義) means to deal with issues rightly. According to these criteria, Yulgok gave priority to profit of his own country and interests of his country`s people in solving international problems of Northeast Asia. At the same time he maintained mutual trust between countries and objected to military attacks against other countries. On the basis of Yugok`s diplomatic policy, we have to keep two principles, that is, the prosperity of Korea and peace and co-prosperity of Northeast Asia about issues of Northeast Asia. Our strategy for Northeast Asia must be focused on the sustainable improvement of Korean people`s life, their national confidence and cooperation among Northeast Asian countries, and the peace and co-prosperity of Northeast Asia.

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