A brief introduction about sunshine policy between south korea and north korea.

1. Sunshine Policy(햇볕정책)
Prepared by : Riri Kusumarani
Class : Korean History and Culture II by Prof. Chun
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2. Content
• What is Sunshine Policy
• The History
• Fundamental Principles
• What Differences?
• President Roh Moo Hyun
• Legacy and Ends
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3. the foreign policy of South Korea towards North Korea
President Kim Dae Jung , launched the Sunshine Policy,
 Also known officially as the Policy of reconciliation and
Cooperation toward North Korea,
resulted in greater political contact between the two States
and some historical moments for the Korean peninsula
In 2000, Being awarded A Novel Peace Prize
for Launching Sunshine Policy
The first South Korean President to visit
North Korea in 2000
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4. • Originates in The North Wind and the
Sun, one of Aesop's fables.
• In the fable, the sun and the wind
compete to remove a man's coat. The
wind blew strongly, but the man
clutched his coat and kept it on. The
sun shone warmly, and the man
voluntarily took off his coat to enjoy
the fine weather.
The main aim of the policy was to soften North Korea's attitudes
towards the South by encouraging interaction and economic
assistance.
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5. Fundamental Principles
• No armed provocation by the
North will be tolerated.
• The South will not attempt to
absorb the North in any way.
• The South actively seeks
cooperation
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6. 2 Added Component
The Separation of Politics and Economics
 the South loosened restrictions on its private sector to invest
in North Korea,
 limiting its own involvement essentially to humanitarian aid.
 to improve the North's economy
 to induce change in the North's economic policy, though
the latter goal was later (at least officially) de-emphasized.
The requirement of reciprocity from the North
T he two States would treat each other as equals, each
making concessions and compromises.
the South would provide aid without expecting an
immediate reciprocation and without requesting a
specific form of reciprocity
The South also announced that it would provide
humanitarian assistance without any expectations of
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7. Why Different?
 Responds to North Korea’s Economic & Humanitarian
Needs
Seek to Help N.K with its chronic food, energy and
currency
Dialogue and Deterrence
Focuses first on tasks and problems that both can resolve
& overcome
Encourages allies to actively engage North Korea
There are may changes in the inter-Korean relations during the
couple years of Sunshine Policy
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8. Inter-Koreans Progress
More than 29,000 S.Koreans toured Mt.KumGang
11,000 S.Koreans visited the North
N.Korea has establised diplomatic Relations with :
S.Africa , Brunei, Italy, Australia & Philippines
Germany, UK, Spain & Netherlands expresses
their intention to establish relation
Visits by 200 Seperated family members on Aug.15
Reconnecting of The Kyongui railway through DMZ
Building a four-lane highway (5.5km on the
South, 12Km on the North)
North Korea’s Attitude has change substantially
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9. President Roh Moo-Hyun
• continued the policy of his predecessor
• In 2003, the issue of the North's possession of
nuclear weapons surfaced again
• S.Korean continued to supply the North with
humanitarian aid.
• Started the Kaesong Industrial Park, with South
Korea spending the equivalent of just over $324
million on aid to the North in 2005.[
 Both the North and South Korean Governments agreed to hold a summit
in Pyongyang on August 20, 2007, but this was later postponed to [9] October
2 to 4
 Roh travelled from Seoul to Pyongyang overland by car on October 2. Roh
made a stopover at Panmunjeom and crossed the Military Demarcation Line
by foot, stating that his gesture would symbolize the future reunification of
Korea.[11]
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10. Legacy and End
• October 9,2006
– South Korea suspended aid shipments
to the North and put their military on
high alert status.
– some aspects of the Sunshine Policy,
including the Mount Gumgang Tourist
Region and the Kaesong Industrial
Region would continue.
• March 2008,
– Lee Myung-bak stated that any
• 2009 expansion of the economic
• North Korean nuclear test, cooperation at the Kaesong Industrial
• South Korea's response to Region would only happen if the North
resolved the international standoff
the nuclear test, over its nuclear weapons.
•signing the Proliferation – North Korea making military moves
Security Initiative to prevent such as a series of short range ship-to-
the shipment of nuclear ship missile tests.[26]
materials to North Korea
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11. In November 2010, the South Korean Unification Ministry officially declared
the Sunshine Policy a failure, thus bringing the policy to an end.[29][30]
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12. RELATED INFORMATION
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13. Chung-Ju Yung
• the first CEO, founder and
honorary chairman of
Hyundai Group
• Born Tongchon, Kangwŏn,
Japanese Korea (Now is
North Korea)
• the Unification Bridge
Sent 1001 Cows & 50,000 tons of
Corns to North Korea via DMZ
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14. Hana Program Center
• launched on May
10, 2001 in
Dandong, China.
• The first inter-Korean
IT joint venture
company
Talented North and South Korean workers in the IT
industry met for the first time to market software
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15. References
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_Policy
• http://www.ieas.or.kr/vol12_4/12_4_1.pdf
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2000/jun/1
0/northkorea
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-
pacific-15292674
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