对促进韩中地方政府交流方案的研究 = A Study on the Promotion Strategy of Exchange between Korean and Chinese Local Governments

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

21世纪以后，地方政府的国际交流活动被认为是不亚于国家间外交的重要外交活动。也就是说，地方政府的外交政策不仅是地方的生存战略，也是加强国家竞争力的发展战略。韩中两国1992年8月建交后，基于地理相邻、文化相似、经济结构互补等有利条件，各领域发展迅速。特别是韩中两国虽然比其他任何国家都积极推进交流事业，但都呈现出偏重交流地区、多样、持续的交流事业不振等特征和局限性。有人指出，这些问题的主要原因是地方推进国际交流的自律性不足、国际交流事后管理不足、民间部门参与度低、国际意识不足等，但目前还缺乏能够支援地方自治团体国际交流的法律、制度性装置。本文综述了地方政府的国际交流合作类型，探讨了韩中地方政府间国际交流合作的类型和特点，以及韩中地方政府间交流存在的问题，并提出了法律、制度上的改进措施。为了应对萨德(THAAD)事态和新冠肺炎大流行之后的外交梗塞局面恢复时期，试图摸索理想的韩中地方政府交流方向。

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Since the 2000s, international exchange activities of local governments have been recognized as important diplomatic activities as well as diplomacy between countries. It can be said that the foreign policy of local governments is not only a local survival strategy, but also a development strategy to strengthen national competitiveness.
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in August 1992, Korea and China have achieved rapid development in their respective fields based on favorable conditions such as geographical proximity, cultural similarity, and complementary economic structure. In particular, both Korea and China are actively promoting exchange projects more than any other country, but they are showing characteristics and limitations such as the concentration of exchange areas and the sluggishness of various and continuous exchange projects. The lack of autonomy to promote international exchanges in the provinces, lack of follow-up management of international exchanges, poor participation in the private sector, and lack of international awareness are the main reasons for these problems, but there is still a lack of legal and institutional mechanisms to support international exchanges between local governments.
This paper examines the necessity of international exchange of local governments and discusses the types and characteristics of international exchange and cooperation between local governments in Korea and China and the issues that exist in exchanges between local governments in Korea and China. Finally, in preparation for the time when the diplomatic crunch is recovering after the THAAD incident and the COVID-19 pandemic, we would like to explore a desirable direction for local government exchange between Korea and China.