“东亚共同体”建设的障碍与出路:韩国的视角

Obstacles and Opportunities in Constructing the East Asia Community:A Korean Point of View

本文认为推动韩中日三国的合作是实现"东亚共同体"目标的关键所在。原因不仅在于韩中日三国经济占整个东亚地区经济的比重较大、对世界的影响力极为重要,还在于韩中日三国间开展经济合作的难度较大。中国学者大多认为,由于历史问题、领土纷争、政治制度差异以及区域外美国势力的干预,韩中日三国间缺乏信任。而这一系列的因素正是阻碍东亚一体化建设进程的障碍。本文认为,欧洲整合的历史经验即新功能主义理论,值得东亚地区学习与借鉴。韩中日整合的示范作用,势必外溢到整个东亚地区,进而带动区域一体化进程,从而最终实现"东亚共同体"的目标。

This article argues that promoting cooperation between China,Japan and Korea is the key to realizing an East Asian Community.While these three countries represent a major part of the East Asia regional economy and have tremendous global influence,economic cooperation between then remains problematic.Most Chinese scholars argue that China,Korea and Japan lack mutual trust because of historical problems,territorial disputes,differences in political institutions and the external interventions of the United States.All of these elements do in fact create blockages with respect to the process of integration between the three countries.This article argues that East Asia should study and borrow from the neo-functionalism that characterized the historical experience of integration in Europe.Integration between China,Korea and Japan could then be applied to the region as a whole to advance the process of regional integration and realize the goal of an East Asian Community.