Sunshine Policy toward North Korea
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The Sunshine Policy toward North Korea was a South Korean initiative of engagement and reconciliation that sought to reduce tensions and encourage cooperation with North Korea through economic aid and diplomatic outreach.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
North Korea policy
ⓘ
engagement policy ⓘ foreign policy doctrine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sunshine Policy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToAspect |
inter-Korean economic relations
ⓘ
inter-Korean humanitarian issues ⓘ inter-Korean political dialogue ⓘ |
| basedOn |
engagement rather than containment
ⓘ
peaceful coexistence ⓘ |
| continuedBy | Roh Moo-hyun administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
expansion of inter-Korean trade
ⓘ
improved inter-Korean relations in the early 2000s ⓘ increased humanitarian assistance to North Korea ⓘ |
| country | South Korea ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
allegedly strengthening the North Korean regime
ⓘ
providing economic benefits to North Korea without sufficient denuclearization progress ⓘ |
| endTime | 2008 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Kim Dae-jung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
encouraging reform in North Korea through engagement
ⓘ
eventual peaceful reunification of Korea ⓘ peaceful coexistence between North and South Korea ⓘ preventing war on the Korean Peninsula ⓘ reduction of military tensions on the Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Kaesong Industrial Complex project
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Kumgang tourism project NERFINISHED ⓘ economic cooperation projects ⓘ family reunion programs ⓘ humanitarian aid to North Korea ⓘ inter-Korean summits ⓘ |
| inception | 1998 ⓘ |
| influenced |
inter-Korean Summit of June 2000
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
inter-Korean Summit of October 2007 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Kim Dae-jung administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Korean ⓘ |
| location | Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
diplomatic engagement
ⓘ
economic aid ⓘ political reconciliation measures ⓘ separation of politics and economics in inter-Korean relations ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Aesop's fable "The North Wind and the Sun" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | South Korean conservatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principle |
no attempt to absorb North Korea
ⓘ
no tolerance for armed provocation ⓘ promotion of reconciliation and cooperation ⓘ |
| replacedBy | hardline policy under Lee Myung-bak administration ⓘ |
| startTime | 1998 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
South Korean progressives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
peace advocacy groups ⓘ |
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