THAAD Controversy in South Korea: Beyond Sanctions.

This article aims at exploring how China has been using its economic instruments (in this context, trade relations with other countries) as a foreign policy tool, where China expects to exert pressure on an objective whenever its interests are threatened. This article uses a mixed method approach wi...

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Autor: Blancas, María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA
Repositorio:México y la Cuenca del Pacífico
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:mexicoylacuencadelpacifico.cucsh.udg.mx:article/755
Acceso en línea:https://www.mexicoylacuencadelpacifico.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/mc/article/view/755
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:China
Corea del Sur
THAAD
sanciones
perspectiva geoeconómica
South Korea
sanctions
economic statecraft
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Sumario:This article aims at exploring how China has been using its economic instruments (in this context, trade relations with other countries) as a foreign policy tool, where China expects to exert pressure on an objective whenever its interests are threatened. This article uses a mixed method approach with primary sources such as media and government reports (qualitative) and economic indicators (quantitative) to prove that the concept of sanctions is not solely limited to the traditional blockades. Evidence shows that economic statecraft has widened the fields of foreign policy analysis and international relations by modifying the concept of sanctions ordered or imposed by the United Nations or the United State, as economic statecraft can be imposed unilaterally through multiple alternatives. South Korea is a clear example after it was subject to economic pressure from China in 2017 resulting from their decision to deploy the THAAD missile system.