反思金大中政府的对朝政策

The North Korea Policy of Kim Dae-Jung Administration

1998年金大中政府执政后,在总结历届政府处理和解决对朝政策的经验教训、全面分析朝鲜半岛形势和国际形势的现状和发展趋势的基础上,提出了旨在维护和促进朝鲜半岛和平稳定的对朝"和解、合作"政策。在朝韩共同努力下第一次实现了两国首脑会晤,签署了《南北共同宣言》,使南北交流与合作得到一定程度的进展,并稳定了朝鲜半岛和东北亚地区的局势。

Regarded as a significant period marked by unprecedented attempts of north - south reconciliation on the Korea Peninsula, the years of Kim Dae -Jung administration （ 1998 -2002} has continuously stirred up over-heated controversies, due to its courageous ＂sunshine policy＂ towards North Korea. In the opinions of some critics, Kim Dae -Jung unwisely waved olive branches to North Korea, brining harm to South KoreaJs national interests. However, the author thinks that Kim Dae- Jung＇s North Korea policy is based on his perception of national interest defined by the objective of national unification on Korea Peninsula, which can be deconstructed into philosophical reasoning in conformity to his experience and Korea＇s cultural ＆ historic background. From the author＇s point of view, Kim Dae - Jung＇s North Korea policy, perhaps the best choice at that time focused on north -south reconciliation and facilitated by his effort to construct an international surroundings more compatible and friendly to North Korea, achieved a successful detente and a stabilized peace on the Korea Peninsula that was managed to the utmost limit of possibility under circumstances of that time. Lasting only four years, Kim Dae - Jung did maintain the relaxing trend of Korea Peninsula and protect his national interest successfully.